linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] [RESEND] KVM: x86: use timespec64 for KVM_HC_CLOCK

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Date:   Fri, 27 Apr 2018 21:32:05 +0200
From:   Radim Krčmář <rkrcmar@...hat.com>
To:     Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Cc:     Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, x86@...nel.org,
        kvm@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] [RESEND] KVM: x86: use timespec64 for
 KVM_HC_CLOCK_PAIRING

2018-04-23 10:04+0200, Arnd Bergmann:
> The hypercall was added using a struct timespec based implementation,
> but we should not use timespec in new code.
> 
> This changes it to timespec64. There is no functional change
> here since the implementation is only used in 64-bit kernels
> that use the same definition for timespec and timespec64.
> 
> Fixes: 55dd00a73a51 ("KVM: x86: add KVM_HC_CLOCK_PAIRING hypercall")

(Removed the "Fixes:" tag as it doesn't really change behavior.)

> Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
> ---
> I originally sent this in October, but got no reply. The patch
> is still required for the overall cleanup of 'timespec' uses
> in the kernel, please apply.

Queued now, thanks!

Anything we need to do for the x86_platform_ops switch?