[ntp:questions] basic questions about the leapsecond

David Woolley david at ex.djwhome.demon.co.uk.invalid
Tue Dec 16 21:31:42 UTC 2008


David L. Mills wrote:

> mitigation algorithms, generally three candidates. If a reference clock 
> is among them, only its leap bits are used. If not, a vote is taken 

Surely that needs to be limited to reference clocks that are definitely 
capable of reporting leap seconds without manual intervention, and 
considering the hardware, as well as the driver.




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