linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/5] Handle leap seconds in mktime64()

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Date:	Fri, 18 Dec 2015 10:09:34 +0100
From:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
To:	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
Cc:	keyrings@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	stable@...r.kernel.org, linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org,
	John Stultz <john.stultz@...aro.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/5] Handle leap seconds in mktime64()

On Friday 18 December 2015 00:02:02 David Howells wrote:
> Handle leap seconds in mktime64() - where the seconds parameter is the
> value 60 - by treating it the same as 59.
> 
> This facility will be used by the X.509 parser.  Doing it in mktime64()
> makes the policy common to the whole kernel and easier to find.
> 
> Whilst we're at it, remove the const markers from all the parameters since
> they don't really achieve anything and we do need to alter the sec
> parameter.
> 
> Signed-off-by: David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
> cc: John Stultz <john.stultz@...aro.org>
> cc: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
> cc: stable@...r.kernel.org
> 

Acked-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
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