Timekeeping [Was: Re: cvs commit: src/usr.bin/vmstat vmstat.c src/usr.bin/w w.c]

[Poul-Henning Kamp]

In message <3F6E14D5-73B2-448A-9440-32DFFBF4E9C4 at xcllnt.net>, Marcel Moolenaar 
writes:

>Thus the question of "since when" can be answered as: the first
>time it became operational after being non-operational.

Bad definition: it literally means it should start counting from
the first boot of the operating system.

I think we need the definition to consider if (process- ?)state is
retained while the system is unconcious or not.

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