ntp: #1256

src/etc/inc/system.inc

@@ -1500,7 +1500,7 @@ function system_ntp_setup_pps($serialport)
     return true;
 }
 
-function system_ntp_configure($start_ntpd = true)
+function system_ntp_configure($start_ntpd = true, $verbose = false)
 {
     global $config;
 
@@ -1513,6 +1513,11 @@ function system_ntp_configure($start_ntpd = true)
         return;
     }
 
+    if ($verbose) {
+        echo 'Starting NTP service...';
+        flush();
+    }
+
     $driftfile = '/var/db/ntpd.drift';
     $statsdir = '/var/log/ntp';
     $gps_device = '/dev/gps0';
@@ -1758,6 +1763,9 @@ function system_ntp_configure($start_ntpd = true)
     if (!$start_ntpd) {
         /* write out the config and delay startup */
         mwexec_bg('/usr/local/sbin/ntpdate_sync_once.sh');
+        if ($verbose) {
+            echo "deferred.\n";
+        }
         return;
     }
 
@@ -1770,8 +1778,9 @@ function system_ntp_configure($start_ntpd = true)
       array('/var/etc/ntpd.conf', '/var/run/ntpd.pid')
     );
 
-    // Note that we are starting up
-    log_error("NTPD is starting up.");
+    if ($verbose) {
+        echo "done.\n";
+    }
 }
 
 function system_halt($sync = false)

src/etc/rc.bootup

@@ -179,23 +179,11 @@ echo "Configuring CRON...";
 configure_cron();
 echo "done.\n";
 
-/* set up static routes */
 system_routing_configure();
-
-/* enable routing */
 system_routing_enable();
-
-/* start dnsmasq service */
 services_dnsmasq_configure(true);
-
-/* start unbound service */
 services_unbound_configure(true);
-
-/* Do an initial time sync */
-echo "Starting NTP time client...";
-system_ntp_configure(false);
-echo "done.\n";
-
+system_ntp_configure(false, true);
 services_dhcpd_configure('all', array(), true);
 services_dhcpleases_configure();
 services_dhcrelay_configure(true);