linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Avoid overflows in kernel/time.c

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Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0711302017100.18767@fbirervta.pbzchgretzou.qr>
Date:	Mon, 3 Dec 2007 15:53:17 +0100 (CET)
From:	Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@...putergmbh.de>
To:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
cc:	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org>,
	Chris Snook <csnook@...hat.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Avoid overflows in kernel/time.c


On Nov 29 2007 19:54, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> Arjan van de Ven wrote:
>> >
>> > Anyway, I don't think compiling bc is hard on anything which has a C
>> > compiler.
>> 
>> alternative is to just also ship the precomputed values ;-)
>> 
>
> Oh, come on... it's not like bc is some obscure thing.  It's a POSIX utility.

People try building linux on not-so-posix systems these days...

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