Re: Question about [PATCH] [RFC] rtc: y2038: remove broken RTC_HCTOSYS workaround

[Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@bootlin.com>]

On 24/06/2024 11:41:41+0000, Leonard Anderweit wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I found this patch [1] which is necessary for a project I'm currently
> working on. I'm using phyboard-wega [2] with an am335 ARM SoC which I
> want to make y2038 proof.
> Is there any reason it was never accepted?
> 

The systemd maintainer think the kernel is well placed to take a
decision it can't actually take so they won't fix a bug where systemd is
crashing when userspace is 32bit.

The whole situation is frustrating and honestly, nobody should use the
hctosys insanity anyway. Obviously systemd mandates its usage and this
is yet another topic on which they think the kernel is better placed to
take decisions that are actually userspace policy.

I've been arguing for a while and gave up.

> [1]https://lore.kernel.org/all/20220908115337.1604277-1-arnd@kernel.org/
> [2]https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/tree/arch/arm/boot/dts/ti/omap/am335x-wega-rdk.dts
> 
> Regards
> Leonard

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