From: Chris Friesen <cfriesen@nortelnetworks.com>
To: stephan@a2000.nu
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: uptime reset on 2.4.11/12 (and maybe newer versions?) at +/- 500 days ?
Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2003 10:19:41 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <3E56438D.2020207@nortelnetworks.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: Pine.LNX.4.53.0302211004520.30745@ddx.a2000.nu
stephan@a2000.nu wrote:
> so maybe the uptime jumps back to zero at 497 days ?
jiffie rollover.
Take a 32-bit counter incrementing at 100Hz, and it will roll over in
497.1 days.
Chris
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2003-02-21 9:16 uptime reset on 2.4.11/12 (and maybe newer versions?) at +/- 500 days ? stephan
2003-02-21 15:19 ` Chris Friesen [this message]
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