From: David Newall <davidn@davidnewall.com>
To: Ben Goodger <goodgerster@gmail.com>
Cc: Robert Hancock <hancockr@shaw.ca>,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linasvepstas@gmail.com,
"Jeffrey J. Kosowsky" <jeff@kosowsky.org>,
MentalMooMan <slashdot@jameshallam.info>,
Travis Crump <pretzalz@techhouse.org>,
burdell@iruntheinter.net
Subject: Re: Bug: Status/Summary of slashdot leap-second crash on new years 2008-2009
Date: Sun, 04 Jan 2009 19:13:21 +1030 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <496076A9.7030907@davidnewall.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <8752a8760901022237r75d408b3i74c703c8ac2d4597@mail.gmail.com>
Ben Goodger wrote:
> 2009/1/3 David Newall <davidn@davidnewall.com>:
>
>> Shouldn't this be a simple zoneinfo change, whereby the last two seconds
>> of the year (in each timezone) both map to 31dec2008 23:59:59? That's
>> the way the change has worked in the real world. Why would ntp or the
>> kernel be involved?
>>
>
> Actually, the change has worked in the real world with the
> introduction of a new second named 23:59:60
Fine. However you want to describe that last second is immaterial. The
point is that diddling the clock is not a true solution. Take seconds
since epoch for January 1 and subtract the seconds since epoch since the
previous day and if the result isn't 86401 it's wrong. Is Linux wrong?
(I gather it is.)
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2009-01-04 8:43 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 109+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2009-01-02 19:25 Bug: Status/Summary of slashdot leap-second crash on new years 2008-2009 Linas Vepstas
2009-01-02 20:04 ` Diego Calleja
2009-01-02 20:25 ` Robert Hancock
2009-01-03 6:32 ` David Newall
2009-01-03 6:37 ` Ben Goodger
2009-01-04 8:43 ` David Newall [this message]
2009-01-04 9:00 ` Kyle Moffett
2009-01-04 10:03 ` David Newall
2009-01-04 11:13 ` david
2009-01-04 23:15 ` David Newall
2009-01-04 23:25 ` Chris Adams
2009-01-05 0:01 ` David Newall
2009-01-05 0:41 ` Alan Cox
2009-01-05 8:43 ` David Newall
2009-01-05 19:47 ` Alan Cox
2009-01-05 0:29 ` david
2009-01-04 23:37 ` David Newall
2009-01-05 1:05 ` david
2009-01-05 0:14 ` David Newall
2009-01-05 0:21 ` Ben Goodger
2009-01-05 6:34 ` David Newall
2009-01-05 23:03 ` Linas Vepstas
2009-01-05 0:44 ` Alan Cox
2009-01-05 5:48 ` Linas Vepstas
2009-01-05 14:33 ` Nick Andrew
2009-01-05 16:08 ` Linas Vepstas
2009-01-05 17:51 ` david
2009-01-05 17:42 ` Linas Vepstas
2009-01-06 2:27 ` john stultz-lkml
2009-01-06 4:53 ` Linas Vepstas
2009-01-06 5:00 ` Linas Vepstas
2009-01-06 19:40 ` [ntpwg] " M. Warner Losh
2009-01-06 19:50 ` M. Warner Losh
2009-01-07 3:50 ` Danny Mayer
2009-01-07 4:52 ` Linas Vepstas
2009-01-07 10:03 ` David Newall
2009-01-07 17:24 ` M. Warner Losh
2009-01-08 16:51 ` Magnus Danielson
2009-01-07 14:34 ` Danny Mayer
2009-01-07 15:42 ` Linas Vepstas
2009-01-07 19:23 ` Danny Mayer
2009-01-07 16:04 ` john stultz
2009-01-07 17:36 ` M. Warner Losh
2009-01-07 17:39 ` M. Warner Losh
2009-01-07 19:31 ` Alan Cox
2009-01-07 19:42 ` M. Warner Losh
2009-01-08 3:57 ` Danny Mayer
2009-01-08 4:42 ` M. Warner Losh
2009-01-08 10:48 ` Alan Cox
2009-01-08 10:56 ` Alan Cox
2009-01-08 22:22 ` David Mills
2009-01-08 15:02 ` M. Warner Losh
2009-01-08 18:57 ` Marshall Eubanks
2009-01-08 20:09 ` Steve Allen
2009-01-12 16:11 ` Pavel Machek
2009-01-12 17:07 ` [ntpwg] " M. Warner Losh
2009-01-12 21:45 ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2009-01-06 2:31 ` Nick Andrew
2009-01-06 1:59 ` David Newall
2009-01-06 2:18 ` Chris Adams
2009-01-06 2:51 ` Nick Andrew
2009-01-06 9:40 ` Alan Cox
2009-01-07 1:17 ` Nick Andrew
2009-01-07 9:37 ` Alan Cox
2009-01-07 9:46 ` David Newall
2009-01-07 9:54 ` Alan Cox
2009-01-07 10:18 ` David Newall
2009-01-07 10:52 ` Alan Cox
2009-01-07 13:45 ` David Newall
2009-01-07 14:10 ` Alan Cox
2009-01-07 14:36 ` David Newall
2009-01-07 15:40 ` Alan Cox
2009-01-10 9:46 ` David Newall
2009-01-07 22:13 ` Chris Adams
2009-01-07 13:33 ` Chris Adams
2009-01-07 13:37 ` Alan Cox
2009-01-07 14:12 ` David Newall
2009-01-07 14:09 ` David Newall
2009-01-07 21:42 ` Chris Adams
2009-01-04 11:35 ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2009-01-05 0:08 ` David Newall
2009-01-06 3:53 ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2009-01-04 17:20 ` Kyle Moffett
2009-01-03 7:00 ` Chris Adams
2009-01-04 8:41 ` David Newall
2009-01-02 20:29 ` Linas Vepstas
[not found] ` <8752a8760901021328t545a0327v58faebe1e921680a@mail.gmail.com>
2009-01-02 21:29 ` Ben Goodger
2009-01-03 0:21 ` Chris Adams
2009-01-03 2:23 ` Duane Griffin
2009-01-03 3:45 ` Linas Vepstas
2009-01-03 4:41 ` [PATCH] " Chris Adams
2009-01-03 4:52 ` Duane Griffin
2009-01-03 18:01 ` [PATCH] v2 " Chris Adams
2009-01-03 19:04 ` Duane Griffin
2009-01-03 20:01 ` Linas Vepstas
2009-06-08 2:18 ` Ben Hutchings
2009-06-18 22:34 ` Chris Friesen
2009-06-18 22:58 ` Ben Hutchings
2009-06-18 23:48 ` Chris Friesen
2009-01-06 2:21 ` john stultz-lkml
2009-01-06 2:25 ` Chris Adams
2009-01-06 4:35 ` Linas Vepstas
2009-01-03 3:49 ` Linas Vepstas
2009-01-03 4:02 ` Ben Goodger
2009-01-03 4:46 ` Duane Griffin
2009-01-03 4:50 ` Ben Goodger
2009-01-03 22:58 ` Jeffrey J. Kosowsky
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2009-01-04 16:15 ` Sitsofe Wheeler
2009-01-04 17:26 ` Kyle Moffett
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