5 files changed, 18 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/ntp/files/ntp.conf b/meta-oe/recipes-support/ntp/files/ntp.conf
index 596482870..bf52440ce 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/ntp/files/ntp.conf
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/ntp/files/ntp.conf
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ driftfile /etc/ntp.drift
 # as required, or change this.
 server pool.ntp.org
 # Using local hardware clock as fallback
+# Disable this when using ntpd -q -g -x as ntpdate or it will sync to itself
 server 127.127.1.0
 fudge 127.127.1.0 stratum 14
 # Defining a default security setting
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/ntp/files/ntpd.service b/meta-oe/recipes-support/ntp/files/ntpd.service
index 420a0563a..bd87b1ea2 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/ntp/files/ntpd.service
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/ntp/files/ntpd.service
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@ After=network.target
 [Service]
 Type=forking
 PIDFile=/run/ntpd.pid
-EnvironmentFile=/etc/ntp.conf
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/ntpd $NTPD_ARGS -p /run/ntpd.pid
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/ntpd -p /run/ntpd.pid
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/ntp/files/ntpdate.service b/meta-oe/recipes-support/ntp/files/ntpdate.service
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b2bc63206
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/ntp/files/ntpdate.service
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Network Time Service (one-shot ntpdate mode)
+Before=ntpd.service
+
+[Service]
+Type=oneshot
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/ntpd -q -g -x
+RemainAfterExit=yes
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/ntp/ntp.inc b/meta-oe/recipes-support/ntp/ntp.inc
index b398b801e..1d740f00f 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/ntp/ntp.inc
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/ntp/ntp.inc
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ EXTRA_OECONF = "--without-openssl --without-crypto ac_cv_header_readline_history
 CFLAGS_append = " -DPTYS_ARE_GETPT -DPTYS_ARE_SEARCHED"
 
 PACKAGES += "ntpdate ${PN}-bin ${PN}-tickadj ${PN}-utils"
-# NOTE: you don't need ntpdate, use "ntpdc -q -g -x"
+# NOTE: you don't need ntpdate, use "ntpd -q -g -x"
+# or the ntpdate systemd service
 
 # This should use rc.update
 FILES_ntpdate = "${bindir}/ntpdate ${sysconfdir}/init.d/ntpdate"
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/ntp/ntp_4.2.6p3.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/ntp/ntp_4.2.6p3.bb
index e2bb1a806..063d82a87 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/ntp/ntp_4.2.6p3.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/ntp/ntp_4.2.6p3.bb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 require ntp.inc
 
-PR = "r3"
+PR = "r4"
 
 inherit systemd
 
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ SRC_URI = "http://www.eecis.udel.edu/~ntp/ntp_spool/ntp4/ntp-4.2/${P}.tar.gz \
         file://ntpd \
         file://ntp.conf \
         file://ntpdate \
+        file://ntpdate.service \
         file://ntpd.service \
 "
 
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ do_install_append() {
         install -m 755 ${WORKDIR}/ntpdate ${D}/${sysconfdir}/network/if-up.d
 
         install -d ${D}${base_libdir}/systemd/system
+        install -m 0644 ${WORKDIR}/ntpdate.service ${D}${base_libdir}/systemd/system/
         install -m 0644 ${WORKDIR}/ntpd.service ${D}${base_libdir}/systemd/system/
 }