linux-kernel - Re: [Y2038] [PATCH 7/7] [RFC] [media] introduce v4l2

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Date:	Tue, 15 Sep 2015 22:27:56 +0200
From:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
To:	y2038@...ts.linaro.org
Cc:	Hans Verkuil <hverkuil@...all.nl>, linux-media@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-api@...r.kernel.org, linux-samsung-soc@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@....samsung.com>
Subject: Re: [Y2038] [PATCH 7/7] [RFC] [media] introduce v4l2_timespec type for timestamps

On Tuesday 15 September 2015 18:32:36 Hans Verkuil wrote:
> >  
> > -     ktime_get_ts(&timestamp);
> > +     ktime_get_ts64(&timestamp);
> > +     vts.tv_sec = timestamp.tv_sec;
> > +     vts.tv_nsec = timestamp.tv_nsec;
> 
> I prefer to take this opportunity to create a v4l2_get_timespec helper
> function, just like v4l2_get_timeval.

Ok, good idea. I'll do that once we have agreed on the ABI.

> > @@ -2088,7 +2094,7 @@ struct v4l2_event {
> >       } u;
> >       __u32                           pending;
> >       __u32                           sequence;
> > -     struct timespec                 timestamp;
> > +     struct v4l2_timespec            timestamp;
> >       __u32                           id;
> >       __u32                           reserved[8];
> >  };
> > 
> 
> I think I am OK with this. This timestamp is used much more rarely and I do
> not expect this ABI change to cause any problems in userspace.

I'd still wait the outcome of the v4l2_timeval discussion though. It may
be useful for consistency to pick the same approach for both structures.

	Arnd
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