linux-kernel - Re: [Xen-devel] [RFC PATCH v2 08/11] time: Convert xen_read

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Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.2.11.1410301557350.5308@nanos>
Date:	Thu, 30 Oct 2014 15:58:46 +0100 (CET)
From:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
To:	David Vrabel <david.vrabel@...rix.com>
cc:	"pang.xunlei" <pang.xunlei@...aro.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Alessandro Zummo <a.zummo@...ertech.it>,
	rtc-linux@...glegroups.com,
	Stefano Stabellini <stefano.stabellini@...citrix.com>,
	John Stultz <john.stultz@...aro.org>,
	xen-devel@...ts.xenproject.org
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] [RFC PATCH v2 08/11] time: Convert xen_read_wallclock()
 to use timespec64

On Thu, 30 Oct 2014, David Vrabel wrote:

> On 30/10/14 11:15, pang.xunlei wrote:
> > As part of addressing 2038 safety for in-kernel uses, this patch
> > creates no functional change, converts xen_read_wallclock() to
> > use timespec64 instead of timespec.
> 
> Acked-by: David Vrabel <david.vrabel@...rix.com>
> 
> But I do think all the TODOs for things that are fixed by later patches
> in the series aren't necessary.

Amen to that.

And of course the whole XEN part should be a seperate series on top of
the series which provides the new core interfaces.

Thanks,

	tglx
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