linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/3] xfs: disallow broken ioctls without compat-32-bit-time

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Date:   Tue, 7 Jan 2020 06:15:22 -0800
From:   Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
To:     Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Cc:     Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>,
        "Darrick J . Wong" <darrick.wong@...cle.com>,
        linux-xfs <linux-xfs@...r.kernel.org>,
        y2038 Mailman List <y2038@...ts.linaro.org>,
        Brian Foster <bfoster@...hat.com>,
        Dave Chinner <dchinner@...hat.com>,
        Allison Collins <allison.henderson@...cle.com>,
        Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>, Eric Sandeen <sandeen@...deen.net>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] xfs: disallow broken ioctls without
 compat-32-bit-time

On Thu, Jan 02, 2020 at 09:34:48PM +0100, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> I tried adding the helper now but ran into a stupid problem: the best
> place to put it would be linux/time32.h, but then I have to include
> linux/compat.h from there, which in turn pulls in tons of other
> headers in any file using linux/time.h.
> 
> I considered making it a macro instead, but that's also really ugly.
> 
> I now think we should just defer this change until after v5.6, once I
> have separated linux/time.h from linux/time32.h.
> In the meantime I'll resend the other two patches that I know we
> need in v5.6 in order to get there, so Darrick can apply them to his
> tree.

Sounds good.