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From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 04/25] avr32: Add 32 bit time_t and clock_t
Date: Wed, 14 May 2014 14:39:18 -0700
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On 05/14/2014 12:44 AM, Hans-Christian Egtvedt wrote:
>> In this patchset, the generic one will be 64 bit (long long). So, the
>> existing 32 bit users need to override this.
> 
> Would it be wrong to use the architecture defined size, or does some 32-bit
> architectures use 64-bit time types?

This is what we had done up until now, except for x32, *AND THAT IS
EXACTLY THE PROBLEM*.  2038 is only 24 years away.

	-hpa