Martin Habets: When having a server, you don't have to use /dev/rtc if its not there. For me, having a timer-daemon, and a shared library communicating with it, seems like the obvious (and very simple) solution for the timer problem. A daemon is easy to set up, and should provide the best possible timing for the given kernel and hardware. So I really wonder, is there something obvious I don't see? Why isn't there such a daemon? In case its just that noone haven't bothered implementing it, I will when I find a free day.