Re: [dev] [st] [patch] Fixed lock up when system time jumps back

From: Rob <robpilling_AT_gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 22 Jun 2013 14:56:50 +0100

On Thu, Jun 20, 2013 at 11:41:02PM +0200, Silvan Jegen wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 09:26:13PM +0100, Rob wrote:
> > It seems st enters a heavy draw cycle when system time is moved back
> > (e.g. ntp).
> > This patch should fix it.
>
> I had the same problem and this patch seems to have fixed it though
> some more testing may be advisable. Thanks!
>
> I was trying to debug the problem using gdb but the backtrace hang
> somewhere in libc and I could not make sense of it.

Good to hear, as far as I can tell I wouldn't expect any regressions,
since there's just an extra draw performed if the change in time is
negative, so at worst your st terminals will all redraw when the time
jumps back.

Do let me know if it goes funky though.

Cheers
Received on Sat Jun 22 2013 - 15:56:50 CEST