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    SubjectRe: Nasty suprise with uptime
    No, but there are a couple of applicable Linux policies:
    (1) If it breaks, you get to keep both halves.
    (2) If it's broken, fix it yourself.

    :)

    Matt

    On Mon, Oct 29, 2001 at 12:39:37PM -0800, J Sloan wrote:
    > Alan Cox wrote:
    >
    > > > and received a nasty surprise. The uptime, which had been 496+ days
    > > > on Friday, was back down to a few hours. I was ready to lart somebody
    > > > with great vigor when I realized the uptime counter had simply wrapped
    > > > around.
    > > >
    > > > So, I thought to myself, at least the 2.4 kernels on our new boxes won't
    > >
    > > It wraps at 496 days. The drivers are aware of it and dont crash the box
    >
    > Yes, and these boxes are still running fine - other
    > than showing some processes that were started
    > in the year 2003... but DAMN, what an eyesore -
    > uptime ruined as far as anybody can tell, times
    > and dates no longer making any sense.
    >
    > So, is there an implicit Linux policy to upgrade
    > the distro, or at least the kernel, every 496 days
    > whether it needs it or not?
    >
    > ;-)
    >
    > cu
    >
    > jjs
    >
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