linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] select: Use get/put

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Date:   Sat, 5 Aug 2017 21:53:49 +0200
From:   Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
To:     Deepa Dinamani <deepa.kernel@...il.com>
Cc:     Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Linux FS-devel Mailing List <linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        y2038 Mailman List <y2038@...ts.linaro.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] select: Use get/put_timespec64

On Sat, Aug 5, 2017 at 6:12 AM, Deepa Dinamani <deepa.kernel@...il.com> wrote:
> Usage of these apis and their compat versions makes
> the syscalls: select family of syscalls and their
> compat implementations simpler.
>
> This is a preparatory patch to isolate data conversions to
> struct timespec64 at userspace boundaries. This helps contain
> the changes needed to transition to new y2038 safe types.
>
> Signed-off-by: Deepa Dinamani <deepa.kernel@...il.com>
> ---
>  fs/select.c | 60 ++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------------------------
>  1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

Looks all good to me,

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