Running ntp with slew flag -x should give you same results as Google does.

To test a leap second before 30. June:
https://access.redhat.com/articles/199563

On Tue, May 19, 2015 at 5:56 PM, Roger Qiu <[email protected]> wrote:

> I wonder why don't they add a patch to NTP to do what Google/AWS does with
> the leap second so we all don't have to face the problem.
> On 20/05/2015 1:54 AM, "Domen Kožar" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Yeah, leap second(s) are a big issue since that's the code that nobody
>> really tests. NixOS is going to have as much problems as the software
>> you're running has bugs.
>>
>> Google is smart here, they're adding microseconds over a longer span of
>> time via their NTP, so the extra second doesn't disrupt any services and is
>> synced with the rest of the world at the "switch" time.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, May 19, 2015 at 1:19 PM, Roger Qiu <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> http://serverfault.com/questions/403732/anyone-else-experiencing-high-rates-of-linux-server-crashes-during-a-leap-second
>>> On 19/05/2015 8:06 PM, "Kirill Elagin" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> What is exactly the issue with this leap second, and what do you mean
>>>> by NixOS being affected?
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, May 19, 2015, 11:56 Roger Qiu <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Will NixOS be affected by the leap second issue that's coming up on
>>>>> June
>>>>> 30 2015?
>>>>>
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