linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] timekeeping: Added a function to return tv_sec portion of ktime_get_real

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Date:	Tue, 28 Oct 2014 21:35:08 +0100
From:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
To:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Cc:	Heena Sirwani <heenasirwani@...il.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, john.stultz@...aro.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] timekeeping: Added a function to return tv_sec portion of ktime_get_real_ts64()

On Tuesday 28 October 2014 21:31:32 Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> On Tue, 28 Oct 2014, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> > On Tuesday 28 October 2014 18:13:09 Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> > I'd like to apply this patch to my y2038 branch and apply the
> > other patches that need it on top, unless you want to still submit
> > it for 3.18.
> 
> I think I should take these patches for 3.18. We do not create users
> yet, but it makes it easier for submaintaners to apply stuff which you
> convert. And it lets me have the whole core lot together with other
> changes in that area. I create a seperate branch which you can pull
> from.

Ok, sounds good.

> > Regarding the names, should we then have
> > 
> > time64_t ktime_get_real_seconds(void);
> > time64_t ktime_get_seconds(void);
> 
> I like that one. Moving all the time interfaces to a ktime_ prefix and
> let the default implementation as CLOCK_MONOTONIC and the others with
> the added '_real', '_boot' ... describe their CLOCK_WHATEVER property
> makes it pretty clear.

Good. So you can apply this patch as-is and Heena will get you the
other one.

Thanks!

	Arnd
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