linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 02/10] include: Move compat_timespec/ timeval to compat

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Date:   Sun, 4 Mar 2018 21:45:54 +0100
From:   Helge Deller <deller@....de>
To:     Deepa Dinamani <deepa.kernel@...il.com>, tglx@...utronix.de,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 02/10] include: Move compat_timespec/ timeval to
 compat_time.h

On 16.01.2018 03:18, Deepa Dinamani wrote:
> All the current architecture specific defines for these
> are the same. Refactor these common defines to a common
> header file.
> 
> The new common linux/compat_time.h is also useful as it
> will eventually be used to hold all the defines that
> are needed for compat time types that support non y2038
> safe types. New architectures need not have to define these
> new types as they will only use new y2038 safe syscalls.
> This file can be deleted after y2038 when we stop supporting
> non y2038 safe syscalls.

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Acked-by: Helge Deller <deller@....de> # parisc