linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] [2/5] Use 2000 offset for 32bit kernels

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Message-Id: <200802201123.23830.ak@suse.de>
Date:	Wed, 20 Feb 2008 11:23:23 +0100
From:	Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>
To:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Cc:	mingo@...e.hu, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] [2/5] Use 2000 offset for 32bit kernels

On Wednesday 20 February 2008 11:07:02 Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> On Sat, 16 Feb 2008, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> > On Sat, 9 Feb 2008, Andi Kleen wrote:
> > > 
> > > We know it is already after 2000.
> > > 
> > > This extends the effective lifetime of 32bit systems by 8 years:
> > > from 2030 to 2038.
> 
> Could you please explain what magic math does the 2030 -> 2038
> extension ?

Hmm, yes on rechecking I also don't know how I got the original
conclusion.

-Andi

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