uptime -s changing reported time
I have a script that relies in time Ubuntu 18.04 is started found by:
uptime -s
I save that value in a file when I run the script. I noticed when I started Ubuntu that time was:
uptime -s
2019-01-07 18:01:59
After running for a bit more than two hours, same command reports now a different time (I remained logged in same account all this time):
uptime -s
2019-01-07 18:01:58
I would expect the command reports same time within same login session. But somehow time changes with 1 second (it is earlier now).
Is this an OS or tool issue?
https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/latest/source/fs/proc/uptime.c
struct timespec64 uptime;
ktime_get_boottime_ts64(&uptime);
How can I get system up time without such fluctuation?
Update:
I though I found the answer in: Linux: Getting date & time of system startup
But I was wrong, it just luck, after running a few more tests, one can see it is OS problem, the time rotates between 58 and 59 depending on nanoseconds:
$ date -d "`cut -f1 -d. /proc/uptime` seconds ago" +"%F %T.%N"
2019-01-07 18:01:58.670091767
$ date -d "`cut -f1 -d. /proc/uptime` seconds ago" +"%F %T.%N"
2019-01-07 18:01:58.627339874
$ date -d "`cut -f1 -d. /proc/uptime` seconds ago" +"%F %T.%N"
2019-01-07 18:01:58.708332394
$ date -d "`cut -f1 -d. /proc/uptime` seconds ago" +"%F %T.%N"
2019-01-07 18:01:58.821526069
$ date -d "`cut -f1 -d. /proc/uptime` seconds ago" +"%F %T.%N"
2019-01-07 18:01:58.604129974
$ date -d "`cut -f1 -d. /proc/uptime` seconds ago" +"%F %T.%N"
2019-01-07 18:01:58.469767199
$ date -d "`cut -f1 -d. /proc/uptime` seconds ago" +"%F %T.%N"
2019-01-07 18:01:59.264900963
$ date -d "`cut -f1 -d. /proc/uptime` seconds ago" +"%F %T.%N"
2019-01-07 18:01:58.986611962
$ date -d "`cut -f1 -d. /proc/uptime` seconds ago" +"%F %T.%N"
2019-01-07 18:01:58.851955874
$ date -d "`cut -f1 -d. /proc/uptime` seconds ago" +"%F %T.%N"
2019-01-07 18:01:58.958194732
$ date -d "`cut -f1 -d. /proc/uptime` seconds ago" +"%F %T.%N"
2019-01-07 18:01:59.066728481
I seems, there is no reliable system uptime to second level.
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I have a script that relies in time Ubuntu 18.04 is started found by:
uptime -s
I save that value in a file when I run the script. I noticed when I started Ubuntu that time was:
uptime -s
2019-01-07 18:01:59
After running for a bit more than two hours, same command reports now a different time (I remained logged in same account all this time):
uptime -s
2019-01-07 18:01:58
I would expect the command reports same time within same login session. But somehow time changes with 1 second (it is earlier now).
Is this an OS or tool issue?
https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/latest/source/fs/proc/uptime.c
struct timespec64 uptime;
ktime_get_boottime_ts64(&uptime);
How can I get system up time without such fluctuation?
Update:
I though I found the answer in: Linux: Getting date & time of system startup
But I was wrong, it just luck, after running a few more tests, one can see it is OS problem, the time rotates between 58 and 59 depending on nanoseconds:
$ date -d "`cut -f1 -d. /proc/uptime` seconds ago" +"%F %T.%N"
2019-01-07 18:01:58.670091767
$ date -d "`cut -f1 -d. /proc/uptime` seconds ago" +"%F %T.%N"
2019-01-07 18:01:58.627339874
$ date -d "`cut -f1 -d. /proc/uptime` seconds ago" +"%F %T.%N"
2019-01-07 18:01:58.708332394
$ date -d "`cut -f1 -d. /proc/uptime` seconds ago" +"%F %T.%N"
2019-01-07 18:01:58.821526069
$ date -d "`cut -f1 -d. /proc/uptime` seconds ago" +"%F %T.%N"
2019-01-07 18:01:58.604129974
$ date -d "`cut -f1 -d. /proc/uptime` seconds ago" +"%F %T.%N"
2019-01-07 18:01:58.469767199
$ date -d "`cut -f1 -d. /proc/uptime` seconds ago" +"%F %T.%N"
2019-01-07 18:01:59.264900963
$ date -d "`cut -f1 -d. /proc/uptime` seconds ago" +"%F %T.%N"
2019-01-07 18:01:58.986611962
$ date -d "`cut -f1 -d. /proc/uptime` seconds ago" +"%F %T.%N"
2019-01-07 18:01:58.851955874
$ date -d "`cut -f1 -d. /proc/uptime` seconds ago" +"%F %T.%N"
2019-01-07 18:01:58.958194732
$ date -d "`cut -f1 -d. /proc/uptime` seconds ago" +"%F %T.%N"
2019-01-07 18:01:59.066728481
I seems, there is no reliable system uptime to second level.
linux ubuntu
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Possible duplicate of Linux: Getting date & time of system startup
– bummi
Jan 7 at 19:30
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I have a script that relies in time Ubuntu 18.04 is started found by:
uptime -s
I save that value in a file when I run the script. I noticed when I started Ubuntu that time was:
uptime -s
2019-01-07 18:01:59
After running for a bit more than two hours, same command reports now a different time (I remained logged in same account all this time):
uptime -s
2019-01-07 18:01:58
I would expect the command reports same time within same login session. But somehow time changes with 1 second (it is earlier now).
Is this an OS or tool issue?
https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/latest/source/fs/proc/uptime.c
struct timespec64 uptime;
ktime_get_boottime_ts64(&uptime);
How can I get system up time without such fluctuation?
Update:
I though I found the answer in: Linux: Getting date & time of system startup
But I was wrong, it just luck, after running a few more tests, one can see it is OS problem, the time rotates between 58 and 59 depending on nanoseconds:
$ date -d "`cut -f1 -d. /proc/uptime` seconds ago" +"%F %T.%N"
2019-01-07 18:01:58.670091767
$ date -d "`cut -f1 -d. /proc/uptime` seconds ago" +"%F %T.%N"
2019-01-07 18:01:58.627339874
$ date -d "`cut -f1 -d. /proc/uptime` seconds ago" +"%F %T.%N"
2019-01-07 18:01:58.708332394
$ date -d "`cut -f1 -d. /proc/uptime` seconds ago" +"%F %T.%N"
2019-01-07 18:01:58.821526069
$ date -d "`cut -f1 -d. /proc/uptime` seconds ago" +"%F %T.%N"
2019-01-07 18:01:58.604129974
$ date -d "`cut -f1 -d. /proc/uptime` seconds ago" +"%F %T.%N"
2019-01-07 18:01:58.469767199
$ date -d "`cut -f1 -d. /proc/uptime` seconds ago" +"%F %T.%N"
2019-01-07 18:01:59.264900963
$ date -d "`cut -f1 -d. /proc/uptime` seconds ago" +"%F %T.%N"
2019-01-07 18:01:58.986611962
$ date -d "`cut -f1 -d. /proc/uptime` seconds ago" +"%F %T.%N"
2019-01-07 18:01:58.851955874
$ date -d "`cut -f1 -d. /proc/uptime` seconds ago" +"%F %T.%N"
2019-01-07 18:01:58.958194732
$ date -d "`cut -f1 -d. /proc/uptime` seconds ago" +"%F %T.%N"
2019-01-07 18:01:59.066728481
I seems, there is no reliable system uptime to second level.
linux ubuntu
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I have a script that relies in time Ubuntu 18.04 is started found by:
uptime -s
I save that value in a file when I run the script. I noticed when I started Ubuntu that time was:
uptime -s
2019-01-07 18:01:59
After running for a bit more than two hours, same command reports now a different time (I remained logged in same account all this time):
uptime -s
2019-01-07 18:01:58
I would expect the command reports same time within same login session. But somehow time changes with 1 second (it is earlier now).
Is this an OS or tool issue?
https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/latest/source/fs/proc/uptime.c
struct timespec64 uptime;
ktime_get_boottime_ts64(&uptime);
How can I get system up time without such fluctuation?
Update:
I though I found the answer in: Linux: Getting date & time of system startup
But I was wrong, it just luck, after running a few more tests, one can see it is OS problem, the time rotates between 58 and 59 depending on nanoseconds:
$ date -d "`cut -f1 -d. /proc/uptime` seconds ago" +"%F %T.%N"
2019-01-07 18:01:58.670091767
$ date -d "`cut -f1 -d. /proc/uptime` seconds ago" +"%F %T.%N"
2019-01-07 18:01:58.627339874
$ date -d "`cut -f1 -d. /proc/uptime` seconds ago" +"%F %T.%N"
2019-01-07 18:01:58.708332394
$ date -d "`cut -f1 -d. /proc/uptime` seconds ago" +"%F %T.%N"
2019-01-07 18:01:58.821526069
$ date -d "`cut -f1 -d. /proc/uptime` seconds ago" +"%F %T.%N"
2019-01-07 18:01:58.604129974
$ date -d "`cut -f1 -d. /proc/uptime` seconds ago" +"%F %T.%N"
2019-01-07 18:01:58.469767199
$ date -d "`cut -f1 -d. /proc/uptime` seconds ago" +"%F %T.%N"
2019-01-07 18:01:59.264900963
$ date -d "`cut -f1 -d. /proc/uptime` seconds ago" +"%F %T.%N"
2019-01-07 18:01:58.986611962
$ date -d "`cut -f1 -d. /proc/uptime` seconds ago" +"%F %T.%N"
2019-01-07 18:01:58.851955874
$ date -d "`cut -f1 -d. /proc/uptime` seconds ago" +"%F %T.%N"
2019-01-07 18:01:58.958194732
$ date -d "`cut -f1 -d. /proc/uptime` seconds ago" +"%F %T.%N"
2019-01-07 18:01:59.066728481
I seems, there is no reliable system uptime to second level.
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Possible duplicate of Linux: Getting date & time of system startup
– bummi
Jan 7 at 19:30
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Possible duplicate of Linux: Getting date & time of system startup
– bummi
Jan 7 at 19:30
Possible duplicate of Linux: Getting date & time of system startup
– bummi
Jan 7 at 19:30
Possible duplicate of Linux: Getting date & time of system startup
– bummi
Jan 7 at 19:30
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Found an answer here:
Linux: Getting date & time of system startup
This command seems to give correct result, unlike uptime -s
date -d "`cut -f1 -d. /proc/uptime` seconds ago"
Example:
date -d "`cut -f1 -d. /proc/uptime` seconds ago"
Mo 7. Jan 18:01:59 CET 2019
It seems uptime -s is not reliable.
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Found an answer here:
Linux: Getting date & time of system startup
This command seems to give correct result, unlike uptime -s
date -d "`cut -f1 -d. /proc/uptime` seconds ago"
Example:
date -d "`cut -f1 -d. /proc/uptime` seconds ago"
Mo 7. Jan 18:01:59 CET 2019
It seems uptime -s is not reliable.
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Found an answer here:
Linux: Getting date & time of system startup
This command seems to give correct result, unlike uptime -s
date -d "`cut -f1 -d. /proc/uptime` seconds ago"
Example:
date -d "`cut -f1 -d. /proc/uptime` seconds ago"
Mo 7. Jan 18:01:59 CET 2019
It seems uptime -s is not reliable.
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Found an answer here:
Linux: Getting date & time of system startup
This command seems to give correct result, unlike uptime -s
date -d "`cut -f1 -d. /proc/uptime` seconds ago"
Example:
date -d "`cut -f1 -d. /proc/uptime` seconds ago"
Mo 7. Jan 18:01:59 CET 2019
It seems uptime -s is not reliable.
answered Jan 7 at 19:27
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Found an answer here:
Linux: Getting date & time of system startup
This command seems to give correct result, unlike uptime -s
date -d "`cut -f1 -d. /proc/uptime` seconds ago"
Example:
date -d "`cut -f1 -d. /proc/uptime` seconds ago"
Mo 7. Jan 18:01:59 CET 2019
It seems uptime -s is not reliable.
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Possible duplicate of Linux: Getting date & time of system startup
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