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Subject[PATCH] timekeeping.txt: Correct maxCount of n-bit binary counter
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A n-bit binary counter can count a maximum of 2^n events and the count
value ranges from 0 to (2^n)-1

Signed-off-by: Siddaraju DH <siddarajudh@gmail.com>
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Documentation/timers/timekeeping.txt | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/timers/timekeeping.txt b/Documentation/timers/timekeeping.txt
index f3a8cf2..2d1732b 100644
--- a/Documentation/timers/timekeeping.txt
+++ b/Documentation/timers/timekeeping.txt
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ a Linux system will eventually read the clock source to determine exactly
what time it is.

Typically the clock source is a monotonic, atomic counter which will provide
-n bits which count from 0 to 2^(n-1) and then wraps around to 0 and start over.
+n bits which count from 0 to (2^n)-1 and then wraps around to 0 and start over.
It will ideally NEVER stop ticking as long as the system is running. It
may stop during system suspend.

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