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From: Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz>
To: Abhilash Jindal <klock.android@gmail.com>
Cc: linux-pm@vger.kernel.org, rjw@rjwysocki.net
Subject: Re: [PATCH] PM/freezer: y2038, use boottime to compare tstamps
Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2016 20:42:55 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20160131194255.GA31180@amd> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1454268541-28064-1-git-send-email-klock.android@gmail.com>

On Sun 2016-01-31 14:29:01, Abhilash Jindal wrote:
> Wall time obtained from do_gettimeofday gives 32 bit timeval which can only
> represent time until January 2038. This patch moves to ktime_t, a 64-bit time.
> 
> Also, wall time is susceptible to sudden jumps due to user setting the time or
> due to NTP.  Boot time is constantly increasing time better suited for
> subtracting two timestamps.

Umm. Setting time while we are freezeing is probably not going to be a
problem, but ok, why not... Code is simpler as well, and 2038 is
coming ;-).

Acked-by: Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz>

									Pavel
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  reply	other threads:[~2016-01-31 19:43 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2016-01-31 19:29 [PATCH] PM/freezer: y2038, use boottime to compare tstamps Abhilash Jindal
2016-01-31 19:42 ` Pavel Machek [this message]
2016-02-21 13:46   ` Rafael J. Wysocki

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