linux-kernel - Re: Bug: Status/Summary of slashdot leap-second crash on new years 2008-2009

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Message-ID: <20090102210430.49649261@diego-desktop>
Date:	Fri, 2 Jan 2009 21:04:30 +0100
From:	Diego Calleja <diegocg@...il.com>
To:	linasvepstas@...il.com
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	"Jeffrey J. Kosowsky" <jeff@...owsky.org>,
	MentalMooMan <slashdot@...eshallam.info>,
	"Travis Crump" <pretzalz@...hhouse.org>,
	Goodgerster <goodgerster@...il.com>, burdell@...ntheinter.net
Subject: Re: Bug: Status/Summary of slashdot leap-second crash on new years
 2008-2009

El Fri, 2 Jan 2009 13:25:38 -0600, "Linas Vepstas" <linasvepstas@...il.com> escribió:

> Suspect its an kernel race condition triggered by ntp bumping the second.

How could I create a test case that reproduces what ntp does? Just add
a second?
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