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Re:Integer Overflow Bug in Boeing 787 Dreamliner by tlb on Saturday May 02, 2015 @07:36AM (#9476696)
Using this technique to compare the current time to engine start time would cause the exact problem described.
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Re:Integer Overflow Bug in Boeing 787 Dreamliner by ambrop7 on Saturday May 02, 2015 @08:46AM (#9476857)
It would. Which would fail the condition that I mentioned "if the timing/duration of the events is suitably limited". So you should just not do what you suggest :)
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