linux-kernel - Re: [Y2038] [PATCH] hp_sdc: fixed y2038 problem

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Message-ID: <56275240.5040907@linaro.org>
Date:	Wed, 21 Oct 2015 16:52:16 +0800
From:	Pingbo Wen <pingbo.wen@...aro.org>
To:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>, y2038@...ts.linaro.org
Cc:	dmitry.torokhov@...il.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-input@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [Y2038] [PATCH] hp_sdc: fixed y2038 problem



On Monday, October 19, 2015 05:01 PM, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> On Sunday 18 October 2015 17:44:19 WEN Pingbo wrote:
>> Two replacements happened in this patch:
>>     1. using timespec64 to prevent time overflow in 2038
>>     2. using ktime_get_ts64 to avoid wall time issues(leap second, etc)
>>
>> Signed-off-by: WEN Pingbo <pingbo.wen@...aro.org>
>>
> 
> The patch looks correct, but I think this could be written a little
> simpler and clearer using ktime_get() or ktime_getns().
> 

That make sense, Maybe it can save a sec shift operation. I will check it later.

Pingbo
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