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Date:      Tue, 04 Mar 2008 20:52:23 +0100
From:      Kris Kennaway <kris@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Torfinn Ingolfsen <torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no>
Cc:        freebsd-stable@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD 7.9-stable: weird messages in /var/log/messages?
Message-ID:  <47CDA877.5060609@FreeBSD.org>
In-Reply-To: <20080304203226.0039ffd1.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no>
References:  <20080304203226.0039ffd1.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no>

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Torfinn Ingolfsen wrote:
> Hello
> One one of my stable machines I see these messages in /var/log/messages:
> Mar  3 18:37:41 kg-i82 kernel: 16.011e9e3975b3aa06 too long
> Mar  3 21:41:42 kg-i82 kernel: 16.016a24cf0742715c too long
> Mar  3 21:41:58 kg-i82 kernel: 15.feb784aee196608c too short
> 
> Does anyone know hwat the messages mean, or which part of the kernel
> they are from?
> Googling didn't help me.

It is reporting large variations in the rate of your time clock (see 
kern_tc.c).

Also, you appear to be emailing from the distant future.  Please reply 
with stock tips :)

Kris




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