linux-kernel - Re: gettimeofday() jumping into the future

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Message-ID: <46CDE914.1030400@zytor.com>
Date:	Thu, 23 Aug 2007 13:07:48 -0700
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Gerald Britton <gbritton@...mcom.org>
CC:	Michael Smith <msmith@...h.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Andy Wingo <wingo@...endo.com>
Subject: Re: gettimeofday() jumping into the future

Gerald Britton wrote:
> I have seen this as well (on a 2.6.20.4 kernel).  The value returned was
> always identical each time the glitch occured (just a little over 4398
> seconds).

I would guess an off by 2^32 error is at play.

	-hpa
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