linux-kernel - Re: [stable] 2.6.32.21 - uptime related crashes?

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Message-ID: <20110430115422.GC10529@1wt.eu>
Date:	Sat, 30 Apr 2011 13:54:22 +0200
From:	Willy Tarreau <w@....eu>
To:	Henrique de Moraes Holschuh <hmh@....eng.br>
Cc:	seto.hidetoshi@...fujitsu.com,
	Hervé Commowick <hcommowick@...sec.fr>,
	linux-kernel mlist <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-stable mlist <stable@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [stable] 2.6.32.21 - uptime related crashes?

On Sat, Apr 30, 2011 at 08:22:44AM -0300, Henrique de Moraes Holschuh wrote:
> On Sat, 30 Apr 2011, Willy Tarreau wrote:
> > There was a kernel parameter in the past that was used to make jiffies wrap
> > a few minutes after boot, maybe we should revive it to try to reproduce
> > without waiting 7 new months :-/
> 
> IMHO, such an option should be given a permanent home in KCONFIG, and it
> should be enabled by default.

Not exactly as it affects uptime.

Willy

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