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SubjectRe: [RFC][PATCH 4/4] time: Do leapsecond adjustment in gettime fastpaths
On Tue, Jun 02, 2015 at 11:01:54AM +0200, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> > Currently, leapsecond adjustments are done at tick time.
> >
> > As a result, the leapsecond was applied at the first timer
> > tick *after* the leapsecond (~1-10ms late depending on HZ),
> > rather then exactly on the second edge.

So why not program a hrtimer to expire at the exact right time? Then
even the VDSO gets its time 'right' and you avoid touching all the
fast paths.


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