Re: [PATCH] Re: boot time, process start time, and NOW time

[Tim Schmielau]

On Fri, 3 Sep 2004, George Anzinger wrote:

> OGAWA Hirofumi wrote:
> > in time_init(), and hpet_time_init(),
> >         xtime.tv_nsec = (INITIAL_JIFFIES % HZ) * (NSEC_PER_SEC / HZ);
> > should be
> >         xtime.tv_nsec = ((long)INITIAL_JIFFIES % HZ) * (NSEC_PER_SEC / HZ);
> > 
> > because
> > 	(INITIAL_JIFFIES % HZ) * (NSEC_PER_SEC / HZ)		== 296000000
> > and
> > 	((long)INITIAL_JIFFIES % HZ) * (NSEC_PER_SEC / HZ)	== 0
> 
> It is possible that I am missing something here, but I just don't see that it 
> matters.  If the wall clock is set jiffies is not changed so there is no implied 
> or actual alignment between these two.
> 
> Is there a calculation in the system that would differ if this were changed?

Yep, I also think it _should_ not matter at all. That's why I suggested 
setting it to zero, but maybe we just shouldn't touch it..

Tim
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