linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 01/25] asm-generic: Change time_t and clock

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Date:	Tue, 13 May 2014 20:47:56 -0700
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	James Hogan <james.hogan@...tec.com>,
	Ley Foon Tan <lftan@...era.com>
CC:	Linux-Arch <linux-arch@...r.kernel.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Chung-Lin Tang <cltang@...esourcery.com>,
	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 01/25] asm-generic: Change time_t and clock_t to 64 bit

On 05/13/2014 03:22 AM, James Hogan wrote:
>> When we export this posix_types.h file for user software, they need to
>> define this config, eg: CONFIG_32BIT_TIME to use 32 bit time. Is this
>> what we want to do?
> 
> Yeh, good point, that won't work.

How about:

#include <asm-generic/types/time32.h>

The asm-generic/types/ directory can be used for all kinds of type
templates, like int-ll64.h and the (now removed) former int-l64.h.

	-hpa

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