linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] mpt3sas: Remove usage of 'struct timeval'

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Message-ID: <yq1inzjsi2v.fsf@sermon.lab.mkp.net>
Date:	Thu, 14 Apr 2016 22:48:24 -0400
From:	"Martin K. Petersen" <martin.petersen@...cle.com>
To:	Tina Ruchandani <ruchandani.tina@...il.com>
Cc:	MPT-FusionLinux.pdl@...adcom.com, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
	y2038@...ts.linaro.org, linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, jejb@...ux.vnet.ibm.com,
	suganath-prabu.subramani@...gotech.com,
	Chaitra P B <chaitra.basappa@...adcom.com>,
	Sreekanth Reddy <sreekanth.reddy@...gotech.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mpt3sas: Remove usage of 'struct timeval'

>>>>> "Tina" == Tina Ruchandani <ruchandani.tina@...il.com> writes:

Tina> 'struct timeval' will have its tv_sec value overflow on 32-bit
Tina> systems in year 2038 and beyond. This patch replaces the use of
Tina> struct timeval for computing mpi_request.TimeStamp, and instead
Tina> uses ktime_t which provides 64-bit seconds value. The timestamp
Tina> computed remains unaffected (milliseconds since Unix epoch).

Broadcom folks, please review.

-- 
Martin K. Petersen	Oracle Linux Engineering