From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Thomas Gleixner Subject: Re: [PATCH 17/19] y2038: use __kernel_timespec in sys_futex Date: Tue, 19 May 2015 11:24:59 +0200 (CEST) Message-ID: References: <1430929826-318934-1-git-send-email-arnd@arndb.de> <1430929826-318934-18-git-send-email-arnd@arndb.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Return-path: In-Reply-To: <1430929826-318934-18-git-send-email-arnd-r2nGTMty4D4@public.gmane.org> Sender: linux-api-owner-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org To: Arnd Bergmann Cc: y2038-cunTk1MwBs8s++Sfvej+rw@public.gmane.org, baolin.wang-QSEj5FYQhm4dnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org, albert.aribaud-iEu9NFBzPZE@public.gmane.org, john.stultz-QSEj5FYQhm4dnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org, bamvor.zhangjian-QSEj5FYQhm4dnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org, ruchandani.tina-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org, linux-api-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org, linux-kernel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org, libc-alpha-9JcytcrH/bA+uJoB2kUjGw@public.gmane.org List-Id: linux-api@vger.kernel.org On Wed, 6 May 2015, Arnd Bergmann wrote: > Conversion for sys_futex is particularly easy, we can use the unmodified > compat_sys_futex on 32-bit systems to provide compatibility for 32-bit > time_t, and change sys_futex to pass a __kernel_timespec, which matches > what future libc implementations will use as their struct timespec. > > Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann Reviewed-by: Thomas Gleixner