Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 11 Jan 2005 15:58:15 -0500 (EST) | From | linux-os <> | Subject | Re: New Linux System time proposal |
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On Tue, 11 Jan 2005, john stultz wrote:
> On Tue, 2005-01-11 at 09:31 -0500, linux-os wrote: >> I think that Linux time should be re-thought and done over once and >> for all. > > I agree, and I've been working on this for awhile. > > You can find an outdated summery of my ideas here: > http://lwn.net/Articles/100665/ > > And as soon as I get ppc64 booting I'll be sending out a new release of > the code. > > thanks > -john >
I'm glad you are working on it. The system I proposed is the same thing that was done in VAX/VMS. There was never any need to upset any timing anywhere because it was just BOOTTIME + OFFSET + uFORTNIGHT-tick = (quadword) time.
A more modern version for Linux would "simplicate and add lightness", as well as get rid of the:
warning: Clock skew detected. Your build may be incomplete.
...from `make` as a result of more-and-more-usual time jumps.
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