Date: Sat, 10 May 1997 13:16:40 +0100 From: Brian Somers <brian@awfulhak.org> To: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au> Cc: brian@awfulhak.org, ache@nagual.pp.ru, brian@freebsd.org, cvs-all@freebsd.org, CVS-committers@freebsd.org, cvs-usrsbin@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/usr.sbin/ppp timer.c Message-ID: <199705101216.NAA13895@awfulhak.demon.co.uk> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sat, 10 May 1997 16:06:22 %2B1000." <199705100606.QAA07705@godzilla.zeta.org.au>
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> >> Linux-2.1.29: timevals are converted to jiffies and not used again; some
> >> overflows are corrected, others give silly times.
> >
> >I dunno if I should ask, but what's a jiffie (note there's no capital
> >J !).
>
> A jiffy is 1 Linux clock tick. What's a capital Jiffy? :-)
I'm sure our friends in the US will correct me if I'm wrong, but
I believe they compete in the market place with Durex over there.
I remember years ago - I think in the States - a big billboard
add with the logo "Wise men come in a Jiffy"... sad !
> Bruce
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Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....
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