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Date:      Sat, 17 Oct 2015 19:00:20 -0700
From:      Cy Schubert <Cy.Schubert@komquats.com>
To:        Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com>
Cc:        Cy Schubert <cy@FreeBSD.org>, src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, svn-src-head@freebsd.org, David Malone <dwmalone@maths.tcd.ie>, Ollivier Robert <roberto@keltia.freenix.fr>, Xin Li <delphij@delphij.net>
Subject:   Re: svn commit: r289421 - in head/etc: . mtree ntp
Message-ID:  <201510180200.t9I20KLI062531@slippy.cwsent.com>
In-Reply-To: Message from Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com> of "Sat, 17 Oct 2015 13:19:44 -0600." <8154492E-C29E-41B1-A13B-34E33586DEC6@bsdimp.com>

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Agreed, this would be best. There was a suggestion a GSoC person could do 
it (though I'm willing to roll up my sleeves if necessary).


-- 
Cheers,
Cy Schubert <Cy.Schubert@komquats.com> or <Cy.Schubert@cschubert.com>
FreeBSD UNIX:  <cy@FreeBSD.org>   Web:  http://www.FreeBSD.org

	The need of the many outweighs the greed of the few.



In message <8154492E-C29E-41B1-A13B-34E33586DEC6@bsdimp.com>, Warner Losh 
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> Until the next leap second=E2=80=A6. It would be better to just
> always try to grab the latest one=E2=80=A6 Can we put something
> in periodic to do that so users that have releases
> that are older than 6 months aren=E2=80=99t screwed?
> 
> Warner
> 
> > On Oct 16, 2015, at 8:04 AM, Cy Schubert <cy@FreeBSD.org> wrote:
> >=20
> > Author: cy
> > Date: Fri Oct 16 14:04:16 2015
> > New Revision: 289421
> > URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/289421
> >=20
> > Log:
> >  Add default leap-seconds file. This should help ntp networks get the
> >  leap second date correct
> >=20
> >  Updates to the file can be obtained from ftp://time.nist.gov/pub/ or
> >  ftp://tycho.usno.navy.mil/pub/ntp/.
> >=20
> >  Suggested by:	dwmalone
> >  Reviewed by:	roberto, dwmalone, delphij
> >  Approved by:	roberto
> >  MFC after:	1 week
> >=20
> > Added:
> >  head/etc/ntp/
> >  head/etc/ntp/Makefile   (contents, props changed)
> >  head/etc/ntp/leap-seconds   (contents, props changed)
> > Modified:
> >  head/etc/Makefile
> >  head/etc/mtree/BSD.var.dist
> >  head/etc/ntp.conf
> >=20
> > Modified: head/etc/Makefile
> > =
> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
> =3D=3D=3D
> > --- head/etc/Makefile	Fri Oct 16 12:53:22 2015	(r289420)
> > +++ head/etc/Makefile	Fri Oct 16 14:04:16 2015	(r289421)
> > @@ -240,6 +240,9 @@ distribution:
> > 	${_+_}cd ${.CURDIR}/defaults; ${MAKE} install
> > 	${_+_}cd ${.CURDIR}/devd; ${MAKE} install
> > 	${_+_}cd ${.CURDIR}/gss; ${MAKE} install
> > +.if ${MK_NTP} !=3D "no"
> > +	${_+_}cd ${.CURDIR}/ntp; ${MAKE} install
> > +.endif
> > 	${_+_}cd ${.CURDIR}/periodic; ${MAKE} install
> > .if ${MK_PKGBOOTSTRAP} !=3D "no"
> > 	${_+_}cd ${.CURDIR}/pkg; ${MAKE} install
> >=20
> > Modified: head/etc/mtree/BSD.var.dist
> > =
> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
> =3D=3D=3D
> > --- head/etc/mtree/BSD.var.dist	Fri Oct 16 12:53:22 2015	=
> (r289420)
> > +++ head/etc/mtree/BSD.var.dist	Fri Oct 16 14:04:16 2015	=
> (r289421)
> > @@ -46,6 +46,8 @@
> >         ..
> >         ipf             mode=3D0700
> >         ..
> > +        ntp             mode=3D0700
> > +        ..
> >         pkg
> >         ..
> >         ports
> >=20
> > Modified: head/etc/ntp.conf
> > =
> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
> =3D=3D=3D
> > --- head/etc/ntp.conf	Fri Oct 16 12:53:22 2015	(r289420)
> > +++ head/etc/ntp.conf	Fri Oct 16 14:04:16 2015	(r289421)
> > @@ -77,3 +77,8 @@ restrict 127.127.1.0
> > #
> > #server 127.127.1.0
> > #fudge 127.127.1.0 stratum 10
> > +
> > +# See =
> http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Support/ConfiguringNTP#Section_6.14.
> > +# for documentation regarding leapfile. Updates to the file can be =
> obtained
> > +# from ftp://time.nist.gov/pub/ or =
> ftp://tycho.usno.navy.mil/pub/ntp/.
> > +leapfile "/etc/ntp/leap-seconds"
> >=20
> > Added: head/etc/ntp/Makefile
> > =
> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
> =3D=3D=3D
> > --- /dev/null	00:00:00 1970	(empty, because file is newly added)
> > +++ head/etc/ntp/Makefile	Fri Oct 16 14:04:16 2015	=
> (r289421)
> > @@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
> > +# $FreeBSD$
> > +
> > +NO_OBJ=3D
> > +
> > +FILES=3D	leap-seconds
> > +
> > +FILESDIR=3D	/etc/ntp
> > +FILESMODE=3D	644
> > +
> > +.include <bsd.prog.mk>
> >=20
> > Added: head/etc/ntp/leap-seconds
> > =
> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
> =3D=3D=3D
> > --- /dev/null	00:00:00 1970	(empty, because file is newly added)
> > +++ head/etc/ntp/leap-seconds	Fri Oct 16 14:04:16 2015	=
> (r289421)
> > @@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
> > +#
> > +# $FreeBSD$
> > +#
> > +#	ATOMIC TIME.
> > +#	The Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is the reference time scale =
> derived
> > +#	from The "Temps Atomique International" (TAI) calculated by the =
> Bureau
> > +#	International des Poids et Mesures (BIPM) using a worldwide =
> network of atomic
> > +#	clocks. UTC differs from TAI by an integer number of seconds; it =
> is the basis
> > +#	of all activities in the world.
> > +#
> > +#
> > +#	ASTRONOMICAL TIME (UT1) is the time scale based on the rate of =
> rotation of the earth.
> > +#	It is now mainly derived from Very Long Baseline Interferometry =
> (VLBI). The various
> > +#	irregular fluctuations progressively detected in the rotation =
> rate of the Earth lead
> > +#	in 1972 to the replacement of UT1 by UTC as the reference time =
> scale.
> > +#
> > +#
> > +#	LEAP SECOND
> > +#	Atomic clocks are more stable than the rate of the earth =
> rotatiob since the later
> > +#	undergoes a full range of geophysical perturbations at various =
> time scales (lunisolar
> > +#	and core-mantle torques,atmospheric and oceanic effetcs, ...)
> > +#	Leap seconds are needed to keep the two time scales in =
> agreement, i.e. UT1-UTC smaller
> > +#	than 0.9 second. So, when necessary a "leap second" is =
> introduced in UTC.
> > +#	Since the adoption of this system in 1972 it has been necessary =
> to add 26 seconds to UTC,
> > +#	firstly due to the initial choice of the value of the second =
> (1/86400 mean solar day of
> > +#	the year 1820) and secondly to the general slowing down of the =
> Earth's rotation. It is
> > +#	theorically possible to have a negative leap second (a second =
> removed from UTC), but so far,
> > +#	all leap seconds have been positive (a second has been added to =
> UTC). Based on what we know about the earth's rotation,
> > +#	it is unlikely that we will ever have a negative leap second.
> > +#
> > +#
> > +#	HISTORY
> > +#	The first leap second was added on June 30, 1972. Until 2000, it =
> was necessary in average to add a leap second at a rate
> > +#	of 1 to 2 years. Since 2000, due to the fact that the earth rate =
> of rotation is accelerating, leap seconds are introduced
> > +#	with an average  frequency of 3 to 4 years.
> > +#
> > +#
> > +#	RESPONSABILITY OF THE DECISION TO INTRODUCE A LEAP SECOND IN UTC
> > +#	The decision to introduce a leap second in UTC is the =
> responsibility of the Earth Orientation Center of
> > +#	the International Earth Rotation and reference System Service =
> (IERS). This center is located at Paris
> > +#	Observatory. According to international agreements, leap second =
> date have to occur at fixed date :
> > +#	first preference is given to the end of December and June, and =
> second preference at the end of March
> > +#	and September. Since the system was introduced in 1972, only =
> dates in June and December were used.
> > +#
> > +#		Questions or comments to:
> > +#			Daniel Gambis, daniel.gambis@obspm.fr
> > +#			Christian Bizouard:  christian.bizouard@obspm.fr
> > +#			Earth orientation Center of the IERS
> > +#			Paris Observatory, France
> > +#
> > +#
> > +#
> > +#	VALIDITY OF THE FILE
> > +#	It is important to express the validity of the file. These next =
> two dates are
> > +#	given in units of seconds since 1900.0.
> > +#
> > +#	1) Last update of the file.
> > +#
> > +#	Updated through IERS Bulletin C =
> (ftp://hpiers.obspm.fr/iers/bul/bulc/bulletinc.dat)
> > +#
> > +#	The following line shows the last update of this file in NTP =
> timestamp:
> > +#
> > +#$	3645216000
> > +#
> > +#	2) Expiration date of the file given on a semi-annual basis: =
> last June or last December
> > +#
> > +#	File expires on 28 December 2015
> > +#
> > +#	Expire date in NTP timestamp:
> > +#
> > +#@	3660249600
> > +#
> > +#
> > +#	LIST OF LEAP SECONDS
> > +#	NTP timestamp (X parameter) is the number of seconds since =
> 1900.0
> > +#
> > +#	MJD: The Modified Julian Day number. MJD =3D X/86400 + 15020
> > +#
> > +#	DTAI: The difference DTAI=3D TAI-UTC in units of seconds
> > +#	It is the quantity to add to UTC to get the time in TAI
> > +#
> > +#	Day Month Year : epoch in clear
> > +#
> > +#NTP Time      DTAI    Day Month Year
> > +#
> > +2272060800      10      # 1 Jan 1972
> > +2287785600      11      # 1 Jul 1972
> > +2303683200      12      # 1 Jan 1973
> > +2335219200      13      # 1 Jan 1974
> > +2366755200      14      # 1 Jan 1975
> > +2398291200      15      # 1 Jan 1976
> > +2429913600      16      # 1 Jan 1977
> > +2461449600      17      # 1 Jan 1978
> > +2492985600      18      # 1 Jan 1979
> > +2524521600      19      # 1 Jan 1980
> > +2571782400      20      # 1 Jul 1981
> > +2603318400      21      # 1 Jul 1982
> > +2634854400      22      # 1 Jul 1983
> > +2698012800      23      # 1 Jul 1985
> > +2776982400      24      # 1 Jan 1988
> > +2840140800      25      # 1 Jan 1990
> > +2871676800      26      # 1 Jan 1991
> > +2918937600      27      # 1 Jul 1992
> > +2950473600      28      # 1 Jul 1993
> > +2982009600      29      # 1 Jul 1994
> > +3029443200      30      # 1 Jan 1996
> > +3076704000      31      # 1 Jul 1997
> > +3124137600      32      # 1 Jan 1999
> > +3345062400      33      # 1 Jan 2006
> > +3439756800      34      # 1 Jan 2009
> > +3550089600      35      # 1 Jul 2012
> > +3644697600      36      # 1 Jul 2015
> > +#
> > +#	In order to verify the integrity of this file, a hash code
> > +#	has been generated. For more information how to use
> > +#	this hash code, please consult the README file under the
> > +#	'sha' repertory.
> > +#
> > +#h	620ba8af 37900668 95ac09ba d77640f9 6fd75493
> >=20
> 
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