linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/6] UML - Deal with host time going backwards

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Message-Id: <20080603123211.e129c222.akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Date:	Tue, 3 Jun 2008 12:32:11 -0700
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Jeff Dike <jdike@...toit.com>
Cc:	akpm@...uxfoundation.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	user-mode-linux-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net, nix@...eri.org.uk
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/6] UML - Deal with host time going backwards

On Tue, 3 Jun 2008 15:02:35 -0400
Jeff Dike <jdike@...toit.com> wrote:

> Protection against the host's time going backwards - keep track of the
> time at the last tick and if it's greater than the current time, keep
> time stopped until the host catches up.

Strange.  What would cause the host's time (or at least UML's perception
of it) to go backwards?
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