Messages in this thread | | | From | "Ulrich Windl" <> | Date | Mon, 05 Dec 2005 08:59:57 +0100 | Subject | Re: [PATCH 2/13] Time: Reduced NTP Rework (part 2) |
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On 2 Dec 2005 at 16:19, George Anzinger wrote:
> john stultz wrote: > > All, > > Here is the second of two patches which try to minimize my ntp rework > > patches. > > > > This patch further changes the interrupt time NTP code, breaking out the > > leapsecond processing and introduces an accessor to a shifted ppm > > In a discusson aroung the leapsecond and how to disable it (some folks > don't want the time jump) it came to light that, for the most part, > this is unused code. It requires that time be kept in UST to be > useful and, from what I can tell, most folks keep time in their local > timezone, thus, effectively, disableing the usage of the leapsecond > correction (ntp figures this out and just says "no"). Possibly it is > time to ask if we should keep this in the kernel at all.
I think this is not a question at all whether people like leap seconds or not: Either they want to have the current official time, or they do not. If they do not, they won't care about NTP; if they do they'd use it.
If they don't like leap seconds, they'd go into politics to forbid them by law.
Regards, Ulrich
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