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Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2001 14:14:40 -0500 (EST)
From: "Richard B. Johnson" <root@chaos.analogic.com>
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Subject: Re: [Patch] Re: Nasty suprise with uptime
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On Wed, 31 Oct 2001, Gerhard Mack wrote:

> Why exactly do we use the jiffie count for calculating uptime?  Why not
> just record the startup time and compare when needed?
> 
> 
> 	Gerhard
> 
Because you get it for free. The counter is necessary for time-outs
so you need it. If it starts at zero, you get uptime in HZ.

Cheers,
Dick Johnson

Penguin : Linux version 2.4.1 on an i686 machine (799.53 BogoMips).

    I was going to compile a list of innovations that could be
    attributed to Microsoft. Once I realized that Ctrl-Alt-Del
    was handled in the BIOS, I found that there aren't any.


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