netdev - Re: [PATCH] net: tilegx: use correct timespec64 type

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Date:	Fri, 17 Jun 2016 21:10:11 +0200
From:	Richard Cochran <richardcochran@...il.com>
To:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Cc:	Chris Metcalf <cmetcalf@...lanox.com>, y2038@...ts.linaro.org,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: tilegx: use correct timespec64 type

On Fri, Jun 17, 2016 at 06:15:30PM +0200, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> The conversion to the 64-bit time based ptp methods left two instances
> of 'struct timespec' in place. This is harmless because 64-bit
> architectures define timespec64 as timespec, and this driver is
> not used on 32-bit machines.
> 
> However, using 'struct timespec64' directly is obviously the right
> thing to do, and will help us remove 'struct timespec' in the future.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
> Fixes: b9acf24f779c ("ptp: tilegx: convert to the 64 bit get/set time methods.")

Acked-by: Richard Cochran <richardcochran@...il.com>