Re: [SLE] Strange uptime.

From: Rikard Johnels (rikjoh_at_norweb.se)
Date: 09/14/04

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    To: suse-linux-e@suse.com
    Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 03:59:19 +0200
    
    

    On Tuesday 14 September 2004 03.35, Kastus wrote:
    > On Tue, Sep 14, 2004 at 02:36:48AM +0200, Rikard Johnels wrote:
    > > On Tuesday 14 September 2004 01.41, Kastus wrote:
    > > > On Tue, Sep 14, 2004 at 01:19:08AM +0200, Rikard Johnels wrote:
    > > > > The /var/log/messages show last reboot at Jul 18.
    > > > >
    > > > > (date - 8) days gives Sep 6, but nothing in the logs suggests a
    > > > > reboot.
    > > > >
    > > > > What is wrong? What am i not seeing?
    > > >
    > > > If you are using "desktop" kernel parameter (which comes as default)
    > > > the system clock ticks 10 times faster and rolls over in ~49 days
    > > > Please see http://portal.suse.de/sdb/en/2003/10/90_scheduling.html
    > > >
    > > > Regards, -Kastus
    > >
    > > Still doesn't account for the uptime.. Its less then that timeperiod.
    > > So it wouldn't "affect" the result.. Or am i too tired to think straight?
    >
    > OK, July 18 plus 50 days is September 6. System clock rolled over and
    > uptime started counting from 0 September 6.
    >
    > You can verify the math with Date::Manip perl module if you don't trust
    > counting days in the calendar.
    >
    > perl -e 'use Date::Manip qw(DateCalc); $date = DateCalc("7/18/2004", "+ 50
    > days"); print "$date\n";'
    >
    > Regards, -Kastus

    hehe.. Bad at math today..

    But still it doesnt rhyme
    I have other boxes, and they run as "usual", no odd timewarps.
    And this box did run nicely up over 120 days before.
    Is there anyway to test the ticker for speeding?
    The desktop kernel parameter, how can i see if it is enabled?

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