ntpd struggling to keep up - how to fix?

[Torfinn Ingolfsen]

On Sun, 21 Feb 2010 16:08:23 +1100
Peter Jeremy <peterjeremy at acm.org> wrote:

> Having re-checked my maths, using both your "time reset" results, can
> you please try:
>   sysctl machdep.acpi_timer_freq=3570847
> That should result in a drift of close to zero (well within NTP's
> lock range of +/- 300ppm).

And a few hours later: from /var/log/messages:
Feb 21 09:54:50 kg-f2 ntpd[55452]: ntpd 4.2.4p5-a (1)
Feb 21 09:59:10 kg-f2 ntpd[55453]: kernel time sync status change 2001

More info:
root at kg-f2# ntpq -p
     remote           refid      st t when poll reach   delay   offset  jitter
==============================================================================
*kg-omni1.kg4.no 78.157.115.4     3 u   31   64  377    0.174  -10.253   0.160
root at kg-f2# ntpdc -c loopi -c sysi
offset:               -0.010253 s
frequency:            6.744 ppm
poll adjust:          -30
watchdog timer:       47 s
system peer:          kg-omni1.kg4.no
system peer mode:     client
leap indicator:       00
stratum:              4
precision:            -18
root distance:        0.02956 s
root dispersion:      0.06795 s
reference ID:         [10.1.10.1]
reference time:       cf2bdf36.f8820aef  Sun, Feb 21 2010 17:35:02.970
system flags:         auth monitor ntp kernel stats 
jitter:               0.000153 s
stability:            0.000 ppm
broadcastdelay:       0.003998 s
authdelay:            0.000000 s

Problem solved.
Thanks a lot.
-- 
Torfinn