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Subject: Re: [PATCH V9 02/13] ntp: add ADJ_SETOFFSET mode bit
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On Fri, 2011-01-14 at 05:39 +0900, Kuwahara,T. wrote:
> My proposal: Limit the adjustable range of the offset so that leap
> seconds will never occur more than once. (2147.5 seconds would be the
> best choice. :-)

2147.5? That's ~36 minutes. 

While I think a limit could be a sensible compromise here. Leap seconds
are limited to every six months. So surely a limit of 86400 (one day),
or 2592000 (30 days) would be more reasonable.

thanks
-john