[haiku-bugs] [Haiku] #6061: [PATCH] Fix OpenFirmware system_time
- From: "andreasf" <trac@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 23 May 2010 13:12:43 -0000
#6061: [PATCH] Fix OpenFirmware system_time
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Reporter: andreasf | Owner: axeld
Type: bug | Status: new
Priority: normal | Milestone: R1
Component: System/Boot Loader | Version: R1/Development
Keywords: | Platform: PowerPC
Blockedby: | Patch: 0
Blocking: 5240 |
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OpenFirmware-based {{{system_time}}} implementation returned the number of
milliseconds since boot multiplied by 1000. On my PowerMac G3 300 MHz this
results in values around 1600000 and due to the limited resolution often
to identical values on subsequent boots.
Thus {{{system_time}}} becomes unusable as a PRNG seed for TCP client
ports since the server would be in the Timed Wait state, resulting in a
connection timeout.
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Ticket URL: <http://dev.haiku-os.org/ticket/6061>
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