linux-kernel - Re: [RFC] what should 'uptime' be on suspend?

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Date:	Fri, 20 Jul 2007 23:49:53 +0200
From:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>
To:	Ken Moffat <zarniwhoop@...world.com>
Cc:	Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>,
	Bill Davidsen <davidsen@....com>,
	Linux Kernel M/L <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC] what should 'uptime' be on suspend?

On Friday, 20 July 2007 19:57, Ken Moffat wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 20, 2007 at 10:42:15AM -0700, Randy Dunlap wrote:
> > 
> > man uptime:
> > 	uptime - tell how long the system has been running
> > 
> > I claim that the system is not running when it is suspended,
> > so the suspension time should not be included in uptime.
> > 
>  So, maybe I shouldn't have put corrected in inverted commas,
> because this was a real correction and my previous usage was an
> unintended side-effect of an error.
> 
>  Anyway, the current behaviour is known and I guess any attempt to
> change it (e.g. to what Bill was expecting) won't be well received.

I agree.

Greetings,
Rafael


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