linux-kernel - [PATCH] [next] initramfs: Parse KBUILD_BUILD

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Message-ID: <ZMSdUS37BD5b/dn7@mail.google.com>
Date:   Sat, 29 Jul 2023 17:02:09 +1200
From:   Paulo Miguel Almeida <paulo.miguel.almeida.rodenas@...il.com>
To:     masahiroy@...nel.org, bgray@...ux.ibm.com, ajd@...ux.ibm.com,
        n.schier@....de
Cc:     paulo.miguel.almeida.rodenas@...il.com,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, keescook@...omium.org
Subject: [PATCH] [next] initramfs: Parse KBUILD_BUILD_TIMESTAMP as UTC date

When KBUILD_BUILD_TIMESTAMP is specified, the date command will parse
it to Unix Epoch time in UTC. However, the date command is
timezone-aware so it will convert from the local timezone to UTC first
which hits some of the sanity checks added on commit 5efb685bb3af1
("initramfs: Check negative timestamp to prevent broken cpio archive")

This creates an edge case for the UTC+<N> part of the world. For instance

 - In New Zealand (UTC+12:00):
	$ date -d"1970-01-01" +%s
	-43200

	$ make KBUILD_BUILD_TIMESTAMP=1970-01-01
	make[1]: Entering directory '<snip>/linux/'
	  GEN     Makefile
	  DESCEND objtool
	  INSTALL libsubcmd_headers
	  CALL    ../scripts/checksyscalls.sh
	  GEN     usr/initramfs_data.cpio
	ERROR: Timestamp out of range for cpio format
	make[4]: *** [../usr/Makefile:76: usr/initramfs_data.cpio] Error 1

 - In Seattle, WA (UTC-07:00):
	$ date -d"1970-01-01" +%s
	32400

	$ make KBUILD_BUILD_TIMESTAMP=1970-01-01
	<builds fine>

Parse KBUILD_BUILD_TIMESTAMP date string as UTC so no localtime
conversion is done which fixes the edge case aforementioned.

Signed-off-by: Paulo Miguel Almeida <paulo.miguel.almeida.rodenas@...il.com>
---
 usr/gen_initramfs.sh | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/usr/gen_initramfs.sh b/usr/gen_initramfs.sh
index 14b5782f961a..a90316d9a080 100755
--- a/usr/gen_initramfs.sh
+++ b/usr/gen_initramfs.sh
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
 			shift
 			;;
 		"-d")	# date for file mtimes
-			timestamp="$(date -d"$1" +%s || :)"
+			timestamp="$(date -d"$1" -u +%s || :)"
 			if test -n "$timestamp"; then
 				timestamp="-t $timestamp"
 			fi
-- 
2.40.1