Re: ntp_init() looks like a nop

Reply: Warner Losh : "Re: ntp_init() looks like a nop"
In reply to: Sebastian Huber : "ntp_init() looks like a nop"
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From: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk_at_phk.freebsd.dk>
Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2022 20:32:30 UTC

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Sebastian Huber writes:

> The ntp_init() function sets a couple of global variables to zero. These=20
> variables should be in the .bss section. Are they not already cleared=20
> during the kernel loading?

They are, but I kept the code to minimize the diff relative to Dave Mills
original version of the code.

It can go no.

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