Re: clock skew?

[Jim Mellander <mellander1@llnl.gov>]

jmd wrote:
> 
> I have been trying different kernel configs and when the compiler
> finishes it exits with a "clock skew"..build may be incomplete. Should I
> be concerned? It turns up when I am making modules too.
> 
> kernel is 2.2.1 on a Cabriolet board. The system clock shows the
> accurate time.
> 
> thanks
> jeff
> 
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Hi, I've seen this happen on many platforms with Gnu Make when using NFS
mounted filesystems & the times on the servers are not synchronized.  If
you are using NFS its a good idea to sync the times up with xntpd to an
external time source, or at least to one designated master in your
network.