Re: Uptime counter

Ludootje
2004-02-01T21:09:17Z

On Sun, 2004-02-01 at 20:51, Matti Aarnio wrote:
> On Sun, Feb 01, 2004 at 10:41:41PM +0200, Markus Hästbacka wrote:
> > Hi list,
> > I wonder does any kernel branch have a uptime counter that doesn't stop
> > counting at 497 days? Or is a patch needed for the job to
> > 2.{0,2,4,6} kernel?
>
> Any 64 bit machine since day 1, but also 2.6 at i386 does work.
>
> > Markus
>
> /Matti Aarnio

It's the first time I hear about the uptime being resetted after 497 days,
why is this? Is this a mistake or are their reasons for it?

Thanks,
Ludootje