Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Tue, 2 Jun 2015 11:21:19 +0200 | From | Peter Zijlstra <> | Subject | Re: [RFC][PATCH 4/4] time: Do leapsecond adjustment in gettime fastpaths |
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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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