linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 16/25] openrisc: Add 32 bit time_t and clock

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Message-ID: <5371E62F.9090203@southpole.se>
Date:	Tue, 13 May 2014 11:30:23 +0200
From:	Jonas Bonn <jonas@...thpole.se>
To:	Ley Foon Tan <lftan@...era.com>, linux-arch@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
CC:	lftan.linux@...il.com, cltang@...esourcery.com,
	linux@...ts.openrisc.net
Subject: Re: [PATCH 16/25] openrisc: Add 32 bit time_t and clock_t

On 05/13/2014 11:05 AM, Ley Foon Tan wrote:
> Override time_t and clock_t in include/uapi/asm-generic.
> 
> diff --git a/arch/openrisc/include/uapi/asm/posix_types.h b/arch/openrisc/include/uapi/asm/posix_types.h
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000..5ccf37d
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/arch/openrisc/include/uapi/asm/posix_types.h
> @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
> +#ifndef __ARCH_OPENRISC_POSIX_TYPES_H
> +#define __ARCH_OPENRISC_POSIX_TYPES_H
> +
> +/*
> + * This file is generally used by user-level software, so you need to
> + * be a little careful about namespace pollution etc. Also, we cannot
> + * assume GCC is being used.
> + */

I don't think the above comment needs to be copied to this file... given
that the file is in the uapi/ directory, we know the file is exported to
userspace, and the GCC comment isn't relevant given the rest of the
files contents.

But that's really just a nit!  Nice work, otherwise.

Acked-by: Jonas Bonn <jonas@...thpole.se>

> +typedef long	__kernel_time_t;
> +#define __kernel_time_t __kernel_time_t
> +
> +typedef long	__kernel_clock_t;
> +#define __kernel_clock_t __kernel_clock_t
> +
> +#include <asm-generic/posix_types.h>
> +
> +#endif
> 
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