> Approximately how long is 'some time'? (so I know how long to wait) 5-10 minutes. /sys/log/timesync should be informative.
> My point though is that yes, it makes the timezone change take > effect immediately - and it likewise causes the 'creation time after > last write time' /dev/kprint's to appear instantly as well... impossible. venti doesn't even share a namespace with you. if you want to prove me wrong, modify /sys/src/cmd/vent/srv/utils.c:/^now like so (untested) u32int now(void) { uint t; static uint t0, jump; t = time(nil); if(t < t0){ if(jump == 0) fprint(2, "now earlier than before: %ud %ud\n", t0, t); jump = 1; return t0; } jump = 0; t0 = t; return t; } - erik