linux-kernel - Re: [Y2038] [PATCH v2 03/10] compat: enable compat_get/put

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Message-ID: <1513294025.18523.289.camel@codethink.co.uk>
Date:   Thu, 14 Dec 2017 23:27:05 +0000
From:   Ben Hutchings <ben.hutchings@...ethink.co.uk>
To:     Deepa Dinamani <deepa.kernel@...il.com>, tglx@...utronix.de,
        john.stultz@...aro.org
Cc:     y2038@...ts.linaro.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, arnd@...db.de
Subject: Re: [Y2038] [PATCH v2 03/10] compat: enable
 compat_get/put_timespec64 always

On Mon, 2017-11-27 at 11:30 -0800, Deepa Dinamani wrote:
> These functions are used in the repurposed compat syscalls
> to provide backward compatibility for using 32 bit time_t
> on 32 bit systems.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Deepa Dinamani <deepa.kernel@...il.com>
[...]

If I'm not mistaken, these functions will be needed only if
CONFIG_COMPAT_32BIT_TIME is enabled.  Should this be combined with
patch #5?

Ben.

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Ben Hutchings
Software Developer, Codethink Ltd.