This patch can be removed when upgrading to community version that has

NTP bug 2745 fixed. See http://bugzilla.ntp.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2745

--- ntpd/ntp_timer.c

+++ ntpd/ntp_timer.c

@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ alarming(

 # endif

 # ifdef DEBUG

 	if (debug >= 4)

-		write(1, msg, strlen(msg));

+		(void)(0 != write(1, msg, strlen(msg)));

 # endif

 }

 #endif /* SYS_WINNT */

@@ -521,11 +521,23 @@ check_leapsec(

 		 * announce the leap event has happened.

 		 */

 		if (lsdata.warped < 0) {

-			step_systime(lsdata.warped);

-			msyslog(LOG_NOTICE, "Inserting positive leap second.");

+			if (clock_max_back > 0.0 &&

+			    clock_max_back < fabs(lsdata.warped)) {

+				step_systime(lsdata.warped);

+				msyslog(LOG_NOTICE, "Positive leap second, stepped backward.");

+			} else {

+				msyslog(LOG_NOTICE, "Positive leap second, expect slowdown slew soon."

+				    " System clock will be inaccurate until it finishes.");

+			}

 		} else 	if (lsdata.warped > 0) {

-			step_systime(lsdata.warped);

-			msyslog(LOG_NOTICE, "Inserting negative leap second.");

+			if (clock_max_fwd > 0.0 &&

+			    clock_max_fwd < fabs(lsdata.warped)) {

+				step_systime(lsdata.warped);

+				msyslog(LOG_NOTICE, "Negative leap second, stepped forward.");

+			} else {

+				msyslog(LOG_NOTICE, "Negative leap second, expect speedup slew soon."

+				    " System clock will be inaccurate until it finishes.");

+			}

 		}

 		report_event(EVNT_LEAP, NULL, NULL);

 		lsprox  = LSPROX_NOWARN;