On Aug 22, 2013, at 8:40 PM, Rob Seaman wrote: > So if Linux mis-implements USB, it's reported that way: > > > http://www.paritynews.com/2013/08/22/2437/misinterpretation-of-standard-probably-causing-usb-disconnects-on-resume-in-linux/
Devices get detached, big deal. No crashes happen here. And resume is an event the user initiates. It doesn't happen semi-randomly like leapseconds. For resume, the user knows they just opened the lid. For leap seconds, the user likely isn't even aware of it. > ...but if Linux mis-implements UTC, we get: > > > http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2012/07/leap-second-bug-wreaks-havoc-with-java-linux/ > > Hyperbole and hullabaloo redirected to /dev/null. (Worth a try...) Systems crashing, no matter the cause, is a big deal and is rightly classified as 'havoc' :) Especially when it happens seemingly at random. Leap seconds are an in-your-face event like resume, so the proximate cause, and the proper work arounds, aren't always readily apparent. Warner _______________________________________________ LEAPSECS mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/leapsecs
