The kernel starts the clock at -some hours so that it hits a wrap-around not 
that long after startup.

David Lang

On Sat, 2 May 2015, Dave Taht wrote:

> Date: Sat, 2 May 2015 09:42:07 -0700
> From: Dave Taht <dave.taht@gmail.com>
> To: "cerowrt-devel@lists.bufferbloat.net"
>     <cerowrt-devel@lists.bufferbloat.net>
> Subject: [Cerowrt-devel] Fwd: [IP] To keep a Boeing Dreamliner flying,
>     reboot once every 248 days A software bug again
> 
> Somehow I really would like to be able to run a firmware's clock
> forward WAY faster and transparently to catch bugs like this.
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: David Farber <farber@gmail.com>
> Date: Sat, May 2, 2015 at 7:41 AM
> Subject: [IP] To keep a Boeing Dreamliner flying, reboot once every
> 248 days A software bug again
> To: ip <ip@listbox.com>
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>> http://www.engadget.com/2015/05/01/boeing-787-dreamliner-software-bug/#continued <http://www.engadget.com/2015/05/01/boeing-787-dreamliner-software-bug/#continued>
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