Re: [PATCH ovpn net] ovpn: use monotonic clock for peer keepalive timeouts

From: Antonio Quartulli <[email protected]>


On Mon, 08 Jun 2026 16:06:42 +0200, Marco Baffo wrote:
> Replace ktime_get_real_seconds() with the monotonic ktime_get_boottime_seconds()
> to ensure the keepalive mechanism is robust against system clock modifications.
> 
> Right now, the driver uses ktime_get_real_seconds() to track peer timeouts,
> relying on the system wall-clock.
> 
> An administrative time adjustment or an NTP sync that steps the clock forward
> can cause `now' to instantly exceed `last_recv + timeout'.
> 
> [...]

Applied, thanks!

[1/1] ovpn: use monotonic clock for peer keepalive timeouts
      commit: 573bb65040d2b815888f56e8c96f58659fdfee9c

Best regards,
-- 
Antonio Quartulli <[email protected]>