Re: bug introduced in 2.0.34

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Mon, 19 Oct 1998 20:35:27 +0100 (BST)


> What I'm wondering about is if the kernel already handles a transition
> from DST to non-DST in a sane way. The kernel would have to use a
> different local time - UTC offset after the transition.

Its intended to

> Use an user mode daemon that updates the offset when the transition
> happens? Hmm. No. Imperfect. There would always be a (small) time
> window with the wrong offset.

What do you think happens if your NT boxes are 5 minutes apart during
a DST change..

Alan

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