[Bug 697676] [NEW] ntp kills polar bears

[Cristian KLEIN]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: ntp

The current design of ntp makes it generate at least 1 wakeup/second,
thus disallowing the CPU to enter deeper states of sleep [1].

I propose applying a patch from Fedora which solves this issue. Previous
attempts at integrating it upstream failed [2], despite the fact that
the patch is used in Fedora for a long time. Hopefully, with the
increasing need for energy efficient computing and Ubuntu validating the
approach, upstream will be more willing to integrate the fix.

I attach the patch which has to be copied to debian/patches and added to
debian/series.

[1] http://www.linuxpowertop.org/known.php#ntp
[2] https://bugs.ntp.org/show_bug.cgi?id=860

** Affects: ntp (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  ntp kills polar bears