linux-kernel - Re: [patch] ktime: Fix signed / unsigned mismatch in ktime_to

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Message-ID: <20061110183525.GA2001@elte.hu>
Date:	Fri, 10 Nov 2006 19:35:25 +0100
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
To:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>, John Stultz <johnstul@...ibm.com>,
	Roman Zippel <zippel@...ux-m68k.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Helmut Duregger <Helmut.Duregger@...dent.uibk.ac.at>
Subject: Re: [patch] ktime: Fix signed / unsigned mismatch in ktime_to_ns


* Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de> wrote:

> The 32 bit implementation of ktime_to_ns returns unsigned value, while the
> 64 bit version correctly returns an signed value. There is no current user
> affected by this, but it has to be fixed, as ktime values can be negative.
> 
> Pointed-out-by: Helmut Duregger <Helmut.Duregger@...dent.uibk.ac.at>
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>

Acked-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>

	Ingo
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