linux-kernel - element sizes in input

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Date:   Thu, 14 Dec 2023 11:11:18 +0100
From:   Antonios Salios <antonios@....re>
To:     dmitry.torokhov@...il.com
Cc:     rydberg@...math.org, linux-input@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Jan Henrik Weinstock <jan@....re>,
        Lukas Jünger <lukas@....re>
Subject: element sizes in input_event struct on riscv32

Hi all.

I'm having trouble getting evdev to run in a simulated Buildroot
environment on riscv32. Evtest (and the x11 driver) seems to be
receiving garbage data from input devices.

Analyzing the input_event struct shows that the kernel uses 32-bit (aka
__kernel_ulong_t) values for __sec & __usec.
Evtest on the other hand interprets these variables as 64-bit time_t
values in a timeval struct, resulting in a mismatch between the kernel
and userspace.

What would be the correct size for these values on a 32-bit
architecture that uses 64-bit time_t values?

Kind regards

-- 
Antonios Salios
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