From owner-freebsd-security@freebsd.org Wed May 4 09:40:57 2016 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-security@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B3636B2D924 for ; Wed, 4 May 2016 09:40:57 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from smithi@nimnet.asn.au) Received: from sola.nimnet.asn.au (paqi.nimnet.asn.au [115.70.110.159]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 127A9138D for ; Wed, 4 May 2016 09:40:56 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from smithi@nimnet.asn.au) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by sola.nimnet.asn.au (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id u449PRLQ074523; Wed, 4 May 2016 19:25:27 +1000 (EST) (envelope-from smithi@nimnet.asn.au) Date: Wed, 4 May 2016 19:25:27 +1000 (EST) From: Ian Smith To: Poul-Henning Kamp cc: Christian Weisgerber , freebsd-security@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD Security Advisory FreeBSD-SA-16:16.ntp In-Reply-To: <46858.1462026437@critter.freebsd.dk> Message-ID: <20160504191704.L16195@sola.nimnet.asn.au> References: <20160429082953.DB31D1769@freefall.freebsd.org> <9e6342a420259fec7bd21d6222cc6e05@zahemszky.hu> <1461929003.67736.2.camel@yandex.com> <201604300015.u3U0FB3k058050@lorvorc.mips.inka.de> <46858.1462026437@critter.freebsd.dk> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-BeenThere: freebsd-security@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.22 Precedence: list List-Id: "Security issues \[members-only posting\]" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 04 May 2016 09:40:57 -0000 On Sat, 30 Apr 2016 14:27:17 +0000, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: [..] > The best explanation of all this is John R. Vig's Quartz Tutorial > which is freely available on the web - highly recommended: > > http://www.am1.us/Local_Papers/U11625%20VIG-TUTORIAL.pdf This is one of the best scientific/engineering documents I've ever read; clearly written, almost painfully thorough and, dare I say, beautiful in presentation. Like a good novel, I couldn't put it aside, despite large swathes of it being well over my head. Thanks! cheers, Ian