linux-kernel - Re: (Resend) 2038 Kernel Summit Discussion Fodder

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Message-ID: <20140908185544.621022b6@alan.etchedpixels.co.uk>
Date:	Mon, 8 Sep 2014 18:55:44 +0100
From:	One Thousand Gnomes <gnomes@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
Cc:	John Stultz <john.stultz@...aro.org>,
	ksummit-discuss@...ts.linuxfoundation.org,
	lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
	"Joseph S. Myers" <joseph@...esourcery.com>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
Subject: Re: (Resend) 2038 Kernel Summit Discussion Fodder

> Today, there's good chance there's linux somewhere in your car. (Dashboard,
> entertainment system). People like to keep cars from 1910 working, and I suspect
> that is not going to change.
> 
> So yes, in 2038 people will be running 32bit linux.
> 
> Whether there will be people putting 32bit linux into new devices is a question,
> but I suspect answer is still yes.

I'm currently trying to add 64bit longlong support to an initial PCC 8086
compiler port so I can fix that for some 16bit projects 8-)

My 8bit machines are mostly 2038 safe already.

Alan
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