Re: [RFC] possible erronous use of tick_usec in do_gettimeofday

From: Andi Kleen
Date: Thu Nov 27 2003 - 20:31:45 EST


Joe Korty <joe.korty@xxxxxxxx> writes:

> test10's version of do_gettimeofday is using tick_usec which is
> defined in terms of USER_HZ not HZ.
>
> Against 2.6.0-test10-bk1. Compiled, not tested, for comment only.
>

I added the changes to x86-64, but at least ping still complains
that the time is going backwards. The machine is running ntpd
and has a high drift (AMD 8111 chipset, doesn't have the most stable
timer in the world)

-Andi
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