[LinuxPPS] Linuxpps on 2.6.28 vs. ntpd 4.2.4p6

[Udo van den Heuvel]

clemens at dwf.com wrote:
>> Instead of a 5 second delay you can also use 'w4d': http://www.vanheusden.com/w4d/
>> That waits for a device to become available. Might you save a second or
>> more.
>>
> Sounds reasonable to me, the point is you need a delay one way or the other
> while the device is being created.

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Even om my VIA EK8000 (800 MHz C3-2 with small cache) doesn't need a wait?