Re: Uptime counter

Bill Davidsen
2004-02-04T16:23:08Z

Christian Borntraeger wrote:
> 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?
>
>
> In 2.6 there is no 497 days limit, as jiffies are now 64 bit.
>
> By the way: Having a machine with more than 497 days of uptime normally
> shows a serios lack of security awareness..

Think embedded systems...

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