linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 34/51] rtc: pl031: stop using rtc deprecated functions

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Date:   Tue, 20 Jun 2017 22:05:58 +0100
From:   Russell King - ARM Linux <linux@...linux.org.uk>
To:     Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
Cc:     Benjamin Gaignard <benjamin.gaignard@...aro.org>,
        Alessandro Zummo <a.zummo@...ertech.it>,
        linaro-kernel <linaro-kernel@...ts.linaro.org>,
        "rtc-linux@...glegroups.com" <rtc-linux@...glegroups.com>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...e-electrons.com>,
        "linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
        <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 34/51] rtc: pl031: stop using rtc deprecated functions

On Tue, Jun 20, 2017 at 06:08:48PM +0200, Linus Walleij wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 20, 2017 at 11:35 AM, Benjamin Gaignard
> <benjamin.gaignard@...aro.org> wrote:
> 
> > rtc_time_to_tm() and rtc_tm_to_time() are deprecated because they
> > rely on 32bits variables and that will make rtc break in y2038/2016.
> > Stop using those two functions to safer 64bits ones.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Benjamin Gaignard <benjamin.gaignard@...aro.org>
> > CC: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
> > CC: Alessandro Zummo <a.zummo@...ertech.it>
> > CC: Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...e-electrons.com>
> > CC: rtc-linux@...glegroups.com
> > CC: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
> > CC: linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org
> 
> Acked-by: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>

Naked-again-by: Russell King

Really, people need to stop re-posting the same patches that have
already been naked.

This patch fixes NOTHING.

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