Re: Uptime counter

[Bill Davidsen]

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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bill davidsen <davidsen@xxxxxxx>
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  Doing interesting things with small computers since 1979
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