[LEAPSECS] happy anniversary pips

[Harlan Stenn]

Warner Losh writes:

> 

> On Feb 12, 2014, at 5:36 AM, Greg Hennessy wrote:

> 

> > 

> >>> Um, that is false. All linux kernels did not crash, in fact NONE of

> >>> mine did.

> >> 

> >> "all" here was an overstatement, but the impact of the leap second

> >> should never be "your kernel crashes" even if your personal kernels

> >> didn't.

> > 

> > You should refrain from making inaccurate claims, it damages your

> > credibility.

> 

> It still doesn't detract from my point: leap seconds caused aberrant behavior

>  in the linux kernel that everybody wants to nit-pick me on, but the nit-pick

> s don't detract from the point. The point is the aberrant behavior, rather th

> an the slight mischaracterizations of that. Geeze, no wonder no progress can 

> be made, people are arguing over the wrong things.


Bad handling and inadequate testing of leap seconds in those kernels
(and was some of it libc?) caused the aberrant behavior.

H