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Have our timekeeping protocols really accounted for future events like that? It's my understanding that NTP really only synchronizes time periodically.
by andrewstuart2 10y ago
Have our timekeeping protocols really accounted for future events like that? It's my understanding that NTP really only synchronizes time periodically.
- lmm 10y agoYour phone/computer should (according to the standard) know when the leap second is and apply it. NTP etc. transmit the information about leap seconds well in advance.
- detaro 10y agoNTP includes flags for "leap second at the end of day", so devices that check NTP time at least once a day get the information. The systems internal list of leap seconds is possibly updated before that through normal system updates.
- kqr 10y agoIt is possible your device may not see a leap second, only eventually observe that it is running one second slow, and smear to correct for that.