linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] ntp:Change the type of time_reftime to time64_t and replace get_seconds with __ktime_get_real

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Date:	Tue, 15 Dec 2015 22:11:51 -0800
From:	John Stultz <john.stultz@...aro.org>
To:	DengChao <chao.deng@...aro.org>
Cc:	lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] ntp:Change the type of time_reftime to time64_t and
 replace get_seconds with __ktime_get_real_seconds

On Sat, Dec 12, 2015 at 8:24 PM, DengChao <chao.deng@...aro.org> wrote:
> The type of static variant "time_reftime" and the call of get_seconds
> in ntp are both not y2038 safe.
> So change the type of time_reftime to time64_t and replace get_seconds
> with __ktime_get_real_seconds.
> The local variant "secs" in ntp_update_offset represents seconds between
> now and last ntp adjustment, it seems impossible that this time will last
> more than 68 years, so keep its type as "long".
>
> Reviewed-by: John Stultz <john.stultz@...aro.org>
> Signed-off-by: DengChao <chao.deng@...aro.org>

Reworked the commit log a bit, but queued this for testing.

thanks
-john
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