Re: [Ntp] CLOCK_TAI (was NTPv5: big picture)

Magnus Danielson <magnus@rubidium.se> Mon, 04 January 2021 20:21 UTC

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Subject: Re: [Ntp] CLOCK_TAI (was NTPv5: big picture)
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Warner,

On 2021-01-04 19:29, Warner Losh wrote:
>
>
> On Mon, Jan 4, 2021 at 9:34 AM Magnus Danielson <magnus@rubidium.se
> <mailto:magnus@rubidium.se>> wrote:
>
>     > It's not in NetBSD or FreeBSD.
>     Unfortunately not. However, that could probably be changed if enough
>     interest exists.
>
>
> There were a number of issues with it in Linux.
What issues are these that you refer to?
> If there's a clearer definition of what it should be and how things
> should be updated as leap second knowledge evolves, I'd be happy to
> get it into FreeBSD...

I think that part of the discussion is really not part of NTP WG
discussion, but I am sure things can be figured out.

Cheers,
Magnus