linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] power: supply: ab8500: stop using getnstimeofday64()

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Date:   Thu, 28 Jun 2018 16:14:45 +0200
From:   Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
To:     Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Cc:     Sebastian Reichel <sre@...nel.org>,
        Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>,
        Linux PM list <linux-pm@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] power: supply: ab8500: stop using getnstimeofday64()

On Mon, Jun 18, 2018 at 4:23 PM Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de> wrote:

> getnstimeofday64() is deprecated in favor of the ktime_get() family.
>
> The direct replacement would be ktime_get_real_ts64(), but we only need
> the seconds value, and it seems better to use boottime than real time
> to avoid unexpected behavior with a concurrent settimeofday().
>
> ktime_get_seconds() might also work, but it seems better to use
> boottime than monotonic time since I assume that the charging
> process continues during suspend.
>
> Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>

Acked-by: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>

Yours,
Linus Walleij