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

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