linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH -stable] ntp: Correct TAI offset during leap second

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Message-ID: <20120620162528.GB2180@netboy.at.omicron.at>
Date:	Wed, 20 Jun 2012 18:25:28 +0200
From:	Richard Cochran <richardcochran@...il.com>
To:	John Stultz <johnstul@...ibm.com>
Cc:	Ben Hutchings <ben@...adent.org.uk>,
	Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@...il.com>, stable@...r.kernel.org,
	Sasha Levin <levinsasha928@...il.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>,
	lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH -stable]  ntp: Correct TAI offset during leap second

On Tue, Jun 19, 2012 at 10:26:49AM -0700, John Stultz wrote:
> 
> Richard, are you planning on taking another go at those changes? Or
> were my last suggestions just too daft? ;)

I wonder if it is really worth the effort to fix up adjtimex.

But I am strongly in favor of adding CLOCK_TAI, since that would be
easy to add (as you showed), is free from the tick issue, and would be
really useful for Test and Measurement style applications

Thanks,
Richard
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