linux-kernel - Re: [RESEND PATCH 2/7] time: Change posix clocks ops interfaces to use timespec64

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Date:   Sun, 19 Mar 2017 19:06:34 +0100
From:   Richard Cochran <richardcochran@...il.com>
To:     Deepa Dinamani <deepa.kernel@...il.com>
Cc:     tglx@...utronix.de, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        john.stultz@...aro.org, arnd@...db.de, y2038@...ts.linaro.org
Subject: Re: [RESEND PATCH 2/7] time: Change posix clocks ops interfaces to
 use timespec64

On Sat, Mar 18, 2017 at 10:17:41PM -0700, Deepa Dinamani wrote:
>  struct timespec is not y2038 safe.
>  Replace the posix_clock ops interfaces to use
>  struct timespec64.
>  The patch also changes struct itimerspec interfaces to
>  struct itimerspec64 as itimerspec internally uses timespec
>  and itimerspec64 uses timespec64.
>  PTP clocks is the only module that sets up these interfaces.
>  All individual drivers rely on PTP class driver for exposure
>  to userspace. Hence, the change also deals with fixing up these
>  PTP interfaces.
>  The patch also changes dynamic posix clock implementation to
>  reflect the changes in the functional clock interface.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Deepa Dinamani <deepa.kernel@...il.com>
> ---
>  drivers/ptp/ptp_clock.c     | 18 +++++++-----------

When changing the PTP code, please put the PTP maintainer onto CC.

Thanks,
Richard