Re: [PATCH V7 1/8] ntp: add ADJ_SETOFFSET mode bit

On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 7:25 AM, john stultz [off-list ref] wrote:

I don't see why that would be better then adding a
clear new mode flag?

In short, time step is a special case of time slew.  Those are the same,
only different in one parameter, as is shown in my previous post.
That's why I said there's no need for adding a new mode.