linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] [RFC] time: Improve negative offset handling in timekeeping_inject

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Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.2.02.1402221058010.21251@ionos.tec.linutronix.de>
Date:	Sat, 22 Feb 2014 11:01:00 +0100 (CET)
From:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
To:	John Stultz <john.stultz@...aro.org>
cc:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Prarit Bhargava <prarit@...hat.com>,
	Richard Cochran <richardcochran@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] [RFC] time: Improve negative offset handling in
 timekeeping_inject_offset

On Fri, 21 Feb 2014, John Stultz wrote:
> But yes, we can just leave it as is, and it is a bit academic. But

To be honest, I was mostly arguing due to the academic nature. :)

The important point is that we restrict it to -1e9 < tv_nsec <
1e9. The signed/unsigned combos are not that interesting as long as
our internal helpers cope nicely with that.

Thanks,

	tglx
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