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SubjectRe: PATCH: time is ulong
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  > -#define INITIAL_JIFFIES ((unsigned int) (-300*HZ))
> +#define INITIAL_JIFFIES ((unsigned long) (-300*HZ))

My understanding is that this (unsigned int) is intentional. The goal
is for only the low 32 bits of jiffies to overflow, even on 64 bit
architectures.

- Roland
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