netdev - Re: [PATCH 0/4] Convert network timestamps to be y2038 safe

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Date:	Fri, 26 Feb 2016 15:19:51 -0500 (EST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	deepa.kernel@...il.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, y2038@...ts.linaro.org, arnd@...db.de,
	vyasevich@...il.com, nhorman@...driver.com, kuznet@....inr.ac.ru,
	jmorris@...ei.org, yoshfuji@...ux-ipv6.org, kaber@...sh.net,
	john.stultz@...aro.org, tglx@...utronix.de,
	linux-sctp@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/4] Convert network timestamps to be y2038 safe

From: Deepa Dinamani <deepa.kernel@...il.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Feb 2016 23:07:07 -0800

> Introduction:
> 
> The series is aimed at transitioning network timestamps to being
> y2038 safe.
> All patches can be reviewed and merged independently, except for
> the [PATCH 2/4], which is dependent on the [PATCH 1/4].
> 
> Socket timestamps and ioctl calls will be handled separately.
> 
> Thanks to Arnd Bergmann for discussing solution options with me.
> 
> Solution:
> 
> Data type struct timespec is not y2038 safe.
> Replace timespec with struct timespec64 which is y2038 safe.

Please respin this, moving the helper into net/ipv4/af_inet.c as per
the feedback given.

Thanks.