linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] LinuxPPS (with new syscalls API)

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Message-ID: <20070711152238.GJ31193@csclub.uwaterloo.ca>
Date:	Wed, 11 Jul 2007 11:22:38 -0400
From:	lsorense@...lub.uwaterloo.ca (Lennart Sorensen)
To:	Rodolfo Giometti <giometti@...eenne.com>
Cc:	Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>,
	David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] LinuxPPS (with new syscalls API) - new version

On Wed, Jul 11, 2007 at 10:06:34AM +0200, Rodolfo Giometti wrote:
> My question is: how can I fit a 64 bits number of seconds into
> timespec structure which, for 32 bits architetures, has a 32 bits bits
> number of seconds?

I imagine you can't.  I have no idea if there are any intensions to
change the definition of timespec on 32bit architectures, or if the
thought is that they will all be dead before it becomes a problem. :)

I still think the API you define for PPS should support 64bit seconds,
even if on some systems you can't take advantage of it.

--
Len Sorensen
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