linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 34/51] rtc: pl031: stop using rtc deprecated functions

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Date:   Tue, 20 Jun 2017 18:08:48 +0200
From:   Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
To:     Benjamin Gaignard <benjamin.gaignard@...aro.org>
Cc:     linaro-kernel <linaro-kernel@...ts.linaro.org>,
        Alessandro Zummo <a.zummo@...ertech.it>,
        Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...e-electrons.com>,
        "rtc-linux@...glegroups.com" <rtc-linux@...glegroups.com>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
        <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 34/51] rtc: pl031: stop using rtc deprecated functions

On Tue, Jun 20, 2017 at 11:35 AM, Benjamin Gaignard
<benjamin.gaignard@...aro.org> wrote:

> rtc_time_to_tm() and rtc_tm_to_time() are deprecated because they
> rely on 32bits variables and that will make rtc break in y2038/2016.
> Stop using those two functions to safer 64bits ones.
>
> Signed-off-by: Benjamin Gaignard <benjamin.gaignard@...aro.org>
> CC: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
> CC: Alessandro Zummo <a.zummo@...ertech.it>
> CC: Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...e-electrons.com>
> CC: rtc-linux@...glegroups.com
> CC: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
> CC: linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org

Acked-by: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>

Yours,
Linus Walleij