[BUG] Clock always faster

[Avi Kivity]

Leon wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> I have found my system clock 4 minutes faster than the standard
> time. I remembered I have sysced with a ntp server before.
>
> To be precise, it will get 1.029561 sec faster in a two-hour interval.
>
> Does anyone else have the same experience? Do you think it is due to
> hardware or the kernel?
>   

That's about 140 ppm (parts per million). Bad, but I guess within PC 
tolerances.

Keep the machine on ntp at all times if possible.

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