Hi all,
all right, let’s shed some light on this…
This is completely intentional. Please refer to the NTP Pool Project’s homepage for further information on how the NTP pool architecture works.
ntpd sometimes gets confused if the internet connectivity is flapping. Because of this and some other reasons, we decided to move on to chrony, being a more robust software with a smaller footprint. Unfortunately, time is currently short, and priorities laid elsewhere (kernel 5.10.x in particular).
Thanks, and best regards,
Peter Müller