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changeset 24746:a7eb312629b4

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author Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
date Wed, 19 May 1999 02:27:09 +0000
parents aa8417416f03
children 8dc6fde63a8c
files src/filelock.c
diffstat 1 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) [+]
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--- a/src/filelock.c	Wed May 19 01:40:23 1999 +0000
+++ b/src/filelock.c	Wed May 19 02:27:09 1999 +0000
@@ -124,7 +124,13 @@
   EMACS_GET_TIME (time_before);
 
   /* Try calculating the last boot time
-     from the uptime as obtained from /proc/uptime.  */
+     from the uptime as obtained from /proc/uptime.
+
+     This has a disadvantage in that if the system time has been
+     changed (say to correct the clock),
+     then current_time - uptime != wtmp_boot_time.
+     However, the speedup from doing this can be so great
+     that I think it is worth that problem occasionally.  */
 
   while ((fd = open ("/proc/uptime", O_RDONLY)) >= 0)
     {