linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] blktrace: avoid using timespec

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Message-ID: <x4937o7slcp.fsf@segfault.boston.devel.redhat.com>
Date:	Mon, 20 Jun 2016 15:37:10 -0400
From:	Jeff Moyer <jmoyer@...hat.com>
To:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Cc:	Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>, Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, y2038@...ts.linaro.org,
	Hannes Reinecke <hare@...e.com>,
	Mike Christie <mchristi@...hat.com>, Shaohua Li <shli@...com>,
	linux-block@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] blktrace: avoid using timespec

Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de> writes:

> On Monday, June 20, 2016 10:59:14 AM CEST Jeff Moyer wrote:
>> struct timespec         abs_start_time;
[snip]
> I assume that abs_start_time is a timespec, implying that

It is.  You didn't have to assume that, though, as I also included its
definition above.  ;-)

> Ok. Thanks a lot for the information. I think we can update the
> comment as in the incremental patch below. Jens, can you fold that
> into the original patch, or should I submit this as a new (or
> incremental) patch with an updated description?

Jens already pulled this fix into for-4.8/core, so you should probably
just send an incremental patch.

Cheers,
Jeff