Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't too by default. But do you remember Azure crashing on February 29th? And checking for that date is a matter of three conditions.

Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't too by default. But do you remember Azure crashing on February 29th? And checking for that date is a matter of three conditions. Leap second is much more complex. I'm not trying to be a smart-ass.. I'm just saying it's something I would worry about and would try to find something about it. And perhaps it wouldn't lead anywhere with Debian. And still, something in your app stack could crash on this as well, leaving the kernel patching pointless.