Re: Process start times moving in reverse on 2.6.8.1

Phil Oester
2004-10-08T01:33:02Z

On Mon, Oct 04, 2004 at 04:35:11PM -0700, Andrew Morton wrote:
> Phil Oester <kernel@linuxace.com> wrote:
> > Notice the two minute difference between now and what the
> > process start time is. Uptime on this box is 48 days, so
> > it is a gradual drift.
> >
> > Any ideas on this? Or has it been fixed since 2.6.8.1?
>
> It's allegedly fixed by
> ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/akpm/patches/2.6/2.6.9-rc3/2.6.9-rc3-mm2/broken-out/fix-process-start-times.patch
> but I've seen no confirmation of that.

After running a patched 2.6.9-rc3-bk7 box for a day vs a freshly
rebooted 2.6.8.1, I can confirm that process start times seem
to coincide with current time, while the 2.6.8.1 box is already
out of sync.

I'd say this is a keeper, but can track it longer if you prefer.

Phil