From: J Sloan <jjs@lexus.com>
To: Mike Fedyk <mfedyk@matchmail.com>
Cc: Linux kernel <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Nasty suprise with uptime
Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2001 15:20:02 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <3BDDE422.938C1D95@lexus.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <3BDDBC90.7E16E492@lexus.com> <20011029151036.F20280@mikef-linux.matchmail.com>
Mike Fedyk wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 29, 2001 at 12:31:12PM -0800, J Sloan wrote:
> > Say it ain't so! maybe I'm a bit dense, but is the 2.4 kernel also going
> > to wrap around after 497 days uptime? I'd be glad if someone would
> > point out the error in my understanding.
>
> Ahh, so that's why there haven't been any reports of higher uptimes... ;)
Yes, it all makes sense now -
Say, if the uptime field were unsigned it could
reach 995 days uptime before wraparound -
Surely nobody would mind having to upgrade
their kernel after 994+ days....
Well strictly speaking an upgrade isn't
forced, but if the (perceived) uptime is down
the tubes anyway, might as well update the
kernel, or the distro level for that matter.
cu
jjs
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2001-10-29 23:20 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 41+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2001-10-29 20:31 Nasty suprise with uptime J Sloan
2001-10-29 20:40 ` Alan Cox
2001-10-29 20:39 ` J Sloan
2001-10-29 20:47 ` Matthew Dharm
2001-10-29 20:52 ` J Sloan
2001-11-09 0:45 ` Dr. Kelsey Hudson
2001-10-29 21:26 ` David Relson
2001-10-29 23:29 ` Jonathan Briggs
2001-10-30 8:53 ` george anzinger
2001-10-30 13:50 ` Tim Walberg
2001-10-30 14:47 ` GOMBAS Gabor
2001-10-30 15:39 ` Tim Walberg
2001-10-30 16:18 ` GOMBAS Gabor
2001-10-30 22:53 ` Mike Castle
2001-10-30 8:20 ` george anzinger
2001-10-30 9:47 ` bert hubert
2001-10-30 10:37 ` Mike Fedyk
2001-10-30 15:56 ` Chris Meadors
2001-10-30 16:22 ` Laurent de Segur
2001-10-30 21:53 ` [OT] " J Sloan
2001-10-30 22:52 ` Jan Dvorak
2001-10-30 23:25 ` [OT] " J Sloan
2001-10-30 7:46 ` Neale Banks
2001-10-30 7:46 ` Mike Fedyk
2001-10-30 8:15 ` Ville Herva
2001-10-30 8:22 ` Ville Herva
2001-10-30 8:36 ` J. Dow
2001-10-30 9:33 ` Alan Cox
2001-10-30 16:25 ` Matt Bernstein
2001-10-30 19:43 ` Oden Eriksson
2001-10-29 23:10 ` Mike Fedyk
2001-10-29 23:20 ` J Sloan [this message]
2001-10-29 23:28 ` Mike Fedyk
2001-10-30 8:21 ` Ville Herva
2001-10-31 22:36 ` J Sloan
2001-11-01 0:49 ` Gerhard Mack
2001-10-30 8:49 ` george anzinger
2001-10-30 18:17 ` J Sloan
2001-10-30 9:06 ` Alan Cox
2001-10-30 19:19 ` J Sloan
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2001-10-30 16:35 Jesse Pollard
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