Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 29 Aug 2006 09:15:33 -0400 | From | Theodore Tso <> | Subject | Re: Linux time code |
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On Mon, Aug 28, 2006 at 11:28:29PM -0400, linux@horizon.com wrote: > > While its possible to smooth out the leapsecond (which would be useful > > to many folks), the problem is one's system would then diverge from UTC > > for that leapsecond. > > The Posix-mandated behaviour *requires* diverging from UTC for some > time period around the leap second. All you can do is decide how > to schedule the divergence.
POSIX mandates this for gettimeofday() and CLOCK_REALTIME.
However, a conforming implementation, could (either in userspace or in the kernel) provide access to other time bases, include TAI or the proposed UTS time scales.
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