On Wed, 2 Mar 2016 16:56:27 +0100 Phil Sutter <p...@nwl.cc> wrote: > Since the relevant code (and it's bugs) is identical in both files, fix > them in one go. This patch fixes multiple issues: > > * Using 'int' for the 'tdiff' variable does not suffice on 64bit > systems, the assigned initial time difference makes it wrap and > contain a negative value afterwards. Instead use the more appropriate > 'time_t' type. > > * As far as I understood the code, poll() is supposed to time out just > at the right time to trigger update_db() in the configured interval. > Therefore it's timeout must be set to the desired interval *minus* the > time that has already passed since then. > > * With the last change to the algorithm in place, it does not make sense > to call update_db() before returning data to the connected client. > Actually, it never does otherwise we could skip the periodic updates > in the first place. > > Signed-off-by: Phil Sutter <p...@nwl.cc>
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