On Tue, May 12, 2015 at 11:33:31AM +0200, Marco Marongiu wrote: > On 12/05/15 11:28, Marco Marongiu wrote: > > Hi there > > > > In http://doc.ntp.org/4.2.6p5/ntpd.html#leap I read: "If the leap is in > > the future less than 28 days, the leap warning bits are set." > > > > What are the practical consequences of the warning bits being set? Will > > they cause the leap second to be armed in the kernel eventually? What if > > the kernel discipline is disabled? > > To be a bit clearer, further down it says "When a majority of the > survivors show warning, a leap is programmed at the end of the current > month". What does that "programmed" stand for...?
I think it means setting of the leap status that's reported in NTP packets and if the kernel discipline is enabled it also sets the kernel leap status bits. -- Miroslav Lichvar _______________________________________________ questions mailing list questions@lists.ntp.org http://lists.ntp.org/listinfo/questions
