Tag
clock-drift
- Aug 15, 2026 Wall-Clock Timestamps Do Not Order Distributed Events Why two machines reading the same instant produce different numbers, how far the disagreement grows between synchronizations, and what an interval-bounded timestamp can still support. distributed systems
- May 4, 2026 Lease Safety Margins Under Clock Drift The arithmetic that keeps a lease from being granted twice: how offset error, drift rate, and timer resolution set the gap between the client deadline and the server reassignment. distributed systems