Anthony Towns <aj@azure.humbug.org.au> wrote: > No it wouldn't; it'd just require you to have two extra ints, and something > that > ran every so often (and as part of any syscall that tells userspace the > uptime), > that does: > > static unsigned last_uptime = 0; > static unsigned wraps = 0; > if (uptime < last_uptime) wraps++; > last_uptime = uptime; > > You could probably even do it in userspace, really, with some care.
This is the most sensible answer I've heard about this (and I've bitched about the limitation a lot). Maybe it's time for me to delve into the kernel source for the first time in 10 years. - Tyler -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]