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This bug was fixed in the package indicator-datetime -
13.10.0+13.10.20131016.2-0ubuntu1

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indicator-datetime (13.10.0+13.10.20131016.2-0ubuntu1) saucy; urgency=low

  [ Charles Kerr ]
  * Remove the g_error() call that caused an abort() in the call to
    on_name_lost() in our bus handler. (LP: #1238737)

  [ Didier Roche ]
  * remove invalid click recommends and downgrade to Suggests

  [ Ubuntu daily release ]
  * Automatic snapshot from revision 274

indicator-datetime (13.10.0+13.10.20131016-0ubuntu1) saucy; urgency=low

  [ Charles Kerr ]
  * Use the Unity Mobile icon name for the alarm clock icon.
  * cache our internal GTimeZone instead of constantly re-creating it.
    (LP: #1238043)
  * Changes the phone profile's "Clock" menuitem in two ways: 1. instead
    of using a stock icon, try to use the clock app's icon. 2. when
    clicked, launch the clock app. (LP: #1227106)

  [ Ubuntu daily release ]
  * Automatic snapshot from revision 271
 -- Ubuntu daily release <ps-jenkins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>   Wed, 16 Oct 2013 15:30:10 +0000

** Changed in: indicator-datetime (Ubuntu Saucy)
       Status: In Progress => Fix Released

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Title:
  indicator-datetime-service is opening /etc/localtime every 5 seconds
  even on a totally "idle" system

Status in The Date and Time Indicator:
  Fix Released
Status in “indicator-datetime” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “indicator-datetime” source package in Saucy:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  In an attempt to reduce unnecessary frequent periodic file access to
  save power, I noticed that indicator-datetime-service is opening and
  closing /etc/localtime every 5 seconds on my desktop and not
  apparently reading this file.   On the ubuntu phone it is doing the
  same thing with /etc/writable/localtime.

  This seems a little excessive, especially because the TZ data doesn't
  change quite that frequently.  It would be useful if this excessive
  polling on the file could be reduced if possible.

  [Impact]
   * Battery drain, wasting energy by a lot of unnecessary polling

  [Test Case]
   * Observe how often /etc/localtime or /etc/writable/localtime gets opened for reading

  [Regression Potential]
   * Possibility to not get the local time reliably

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