Anyone else experiencing high rates of Linux server crashes during a leap second day?
This is caused by a livelock when ntpd calls adjtimex(2) to tell the kernel to insert a leap second. See lkml posting http://lkml.indiana.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1203.1/04598.html Red Hat should also be updating their KB article as well. https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/15145 UPDATE: Red Hat has a second KB article just for this issue here: https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/solutions/154713 – the previous article is for … Read more