Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Fri, 15 Nov 2002 09:45:04 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Fri, 15 Nov 2002 09:45:04 -0500 Received: from pc1-cwma1-5-cust42.swa.cable.ntl.com ([80.5.120.42]:13998 "EHLO irongate.swansea.linux.org.uk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Fri, 15 Nov 2002 09:45:04 -0500 Subject: Re: /proc/stat interface and 32bit jiffies / kernel_stat From: Alan Cox To: "Mario 'BitKoenig' Holbe" Cc: Linux Kernel Mailing List , Elrond@Wunder-Nett.org In-Reply-To: <20021115142244.GG5957@darkside.ddts.net> References: <20021115142244.GG5957@darkside.ddts.net> Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.0.8 (1.0.8-10) Date: 15 Nov 2002 15:18:20 +0000 Message-Id: <1037373500.19971.27.camel@irongate.swansea.linux.org.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 587 Lines: 13 On Fri, 2002-11-15 at 14:22, Mario 'BitKoenig' Holbe wrote: > Btw... Could anybody please explain me the problems to > expect while a jiffies overflow? Would a kernel possibly > survive this at all and if, what's the chance to? :) The kernel uses time_before/time_after functions which know about the wrapping of time so it should all go ok - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/