linux-kernel - [RFC 01/15] fs: add Kconfig entry CONFIG_FS_USES_64BIT

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Date:	Wed,  6 Jan 2016 21:35:58 -0800
From:	Deepa Dinamani <deepa.kernel@...il.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
	y2038@...ts.linaro.org
Subject: [RFC 01/15] fs: add Kconfig entry CONFIG_FS_USES_64BIT_TIME

This config will be used to #ifdef code that will be required for
switching over all file systems to use 64 bit time.

The config should remain turned off until all the support in vfs
and other file systems has been added.

Signed-off-by: Deepa Dinamani <deepa.kernel@...il.com>
---
 fs/Kconfig | 10 ++++++++++
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)

diff --git a/fs/Kconfig b/fs/Kconfig
index 922893f..a11934b 100644
--- a/fs/Kconfig
+++ b/fs/Kconfig
@@ -8,6 +8,16 @@ menu "File systems"
 config DCACHE_WORD_ACCESS
        bool
 
+#use 64 bit timestamps
+config FS_USES_64BIT_TIME
+       bool
+       default n
+       help
+	 Temporary configuration to switch over all file systems to
+	 use 64 bit time.
+	 Need to be enabled only after all individual file system
+	 and vfs changes are in place.
+
 if BLOCK
 
 source "fs/ext2/Kconfig"
-- 
1.9.1

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