Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1755378AbXKXR5P (ORCPT ); Sat, 24 Nov 2007 12:57:15 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1752978AbXKXR5B (ORCPT ); Sat, 24 Nov 2007 12:57:01 -0500 Received: from hpsmtp-eml14.kpnxchange.com ([213.75.38.114]:28288 "EHLO hpsmtp-eml14.kpnxchange.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753036AbXKXR47 (ORCPT ); Sat, 24 Nov 2007 12:56:59 -0500 To: Stefano Brivio Subject: Re: [BUG] jiffies counter leaps in 2.6.24-rc3 Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, mb@bu3sch.de, mingo@elte.hu In-reply-To: <20071124175112.58193424@morte> References: <20071124175112.58193424@morte> Message-Id: From: Frans Pop Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2007 18:56:57 +0100 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 24 Nov 2007 17:56:57.0073 (UTC) FILETIME=[678B1E10:01C82EC3] Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 722 Lines: 18 Stefano Brivio wrote: > It looks like the jiffies counter sometimes jumps back and forth of some > hundreds seconds in 2.6.24-rc3. I observed that this happens when I use > the su(1) command, e.g.: Can you please explain what exactly the problem is here? Are you perhaps referring to the number between square brackets for the su log lines? In that case there is no problem as in that case the number is not jiffies, but the process ID (PID) of the su process... Cheers, FJP - 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/