Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2008 12:32:11 -0700
From: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
To: Jeff Dike <jdike@addtoit.com>
Cc: akpm@linuxfoundation.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
       user-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net, nix@esperi.org.uk
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/6] UML - Deal with host time going backwards
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On Tue, 3 Jun 2008 15:02:35 -0400
Jeff Dike <jdike@addtoit.com> wrote:

> Protection against the host's time going backwards - keep track of the
> time at the last tick and if it's greater than the current time, keep
> time stopped until the host catches up.

Strange.  What would cause the host's time (or at least UML's perception
of it) to go backwards?
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