On Sun, 23 Oct 2011 11:03:14 +0200 Alexander Lyakas <alex.bolshoy@gmail.com>
wrote:

> Thanks, Neil.
> To end this long email thread: what is "more important": update time
> or event count? Or perhaps they are updated simultaneously?
> 

They are updated simultaneously.

There is no sense that one is more important than the other, but if you know
something about the recent history of the array, then combining that
knowledge with these details might provide you with more precise information
of some sort.

NeilBrown