Re: [RESEND PATCH 2/7] time: Change posix clocks ops interfaces to use timespec64

From	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Newsgroups	linux.kernel
Subject	Re: [RESEND PATCH 2/7] time: Change posix clocks ops interfaces to use timespec64
Date	2017-03-20 21:50 +0100
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On Mon, 20 Mar 2017, Deepa Dinamani wrote:
> >> -static int ptp_clock_getres(struct posix_clock *pc, struct timespec *tp)
> >> +static int ptp_clock_getres(struct posix_clock *pc, struct timespec64 *tp)
> >
> > That's a pretty pointless exercise. getres() returns the resolution of the
> > clock which obviously can never be affected by Y2038.
> 
> True, tv_sec does not need to be more than 32 bits here.
> We plan to limit the use of struct timespec to existing user interfaces only.

This is an existing user space interface and there is no need to change it
at all.

Thanks,

	tglx

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[RESEND PATCH 0/7] Change k_clock interfaces to use timespec64 Deepa Dinamani <deepa.kernel@gmail.com> - 2017-03-19 06:30 +0100
  [RESEND PATCH 1/7] time: Delete do_sys_setimeofday() Deepa Dinamani <deepa.kernel@gmail.com> - 2017-03-19 06:30 +0100
    Re: [RESEND PATCH 1/7] time: Delete do_sys_setimeofday() Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> - 2017-03-19 12:00 +0100
    Re: [RESEND PATCH 1/7] time: Delete do_sys_setimeofday() kbuild test robot <lkp@intel.com> - 2017-03-21 18:30 +0100
      Re: [RESEND PATCH 1/7] time: Delete do_sys_setimeofday() Deepa Dinamani <deepa.kernel@gmail.com> - 2017-03-21 20:00 +0100
  [RESEND PATCH 3/7] Change k_clock clock_get() to use timespec64 Deepa Dinamani <deepa.kernel@gmail.com> - 2017-03-19 06:30 +0100
    Re: [RESEND PATCH 3/7] Change k_clock clock_get() to use  timespec64 Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> - 2017-03-19 12:10 +0100
  [RESEND PATCH 5/7] Change k_clock clock_set() to use timespec64 Deepa Dinamani <deepa.kernel@gmail.com> - 2017-03-19 06:30 +0100
  [RESEND PATCH 2/7] time: Change posix clocks ops interfaces to use timespec64 Deepa Dinamani <deepa.kernel@gmail.com> - 2017-03-19 06:30 +0100
    Re: [RESEND PATCH 2/7] time: Change posix clocks ops interfaces to  use timespec64 Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> - 2017-03-19 12:00 +0100
      Re: [RESEND PATCH 2/7] time: Change posix clocks ops interfaces to  use timespec64 Deepa Dinamani <deepa.kernel@gmail.com> - 2017-03-20 21:40 +0100
        Re: [RESEND PATCH 2/7] time: Change posix clocks ops interfaces to  use timespec64 Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> - 2017-03-20 21:50 +0100
          Re: [RESEND PATCH 2/7] time: Change posix clocks ops interfaces to  use timespec64 Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de> - 2017-03-21 09:20 +0100
            Re: [RESEND PATCH 2/7] time: Change posix clocks ops interfaces to  use timespec64 Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> - 2017-03-21 10:10 +0100
      Re: [Y2038] [RESEND PATCH 2/7] time: Change posix clocks ops interfaces to use timespec64 Tomoyoshi ASANO <asa@lineo.co.jp> - 2017-03-20 23:50 +0100
    Re: [RESEND PATCH 2/7] time: Change posix clocks ops interfaces to  use timespec64 Richard Cochran <richardcochran@gmail.com> - 2017-03-19 19:10 +0100
      Re: [RESEND PATCH 2/7] time: Change posix clocks ops interfaces to  use timespec64 Deepa Dinamani <deepa.kernel@gmail.com> - 2017-03-20 21:40 +0100
  [RESEND PATCH 7/7] Change k_clock nsleep() to use timespec64 Deepa Dinamani <deepa.kernel@gmail.com> - 2017-03-19 06:30 +0100
  [RESEND PATCH 6/7] Change k_clock timer_set() and timer_get() to use timespec64 Deepa Dinamani <deepa.kernel@gmail.com> - 2017-03-19 06:30 +0100
  Re: [RESEND PATCH 0/7] Change k_clock interfaces to use timespec64 Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> - 2017-03-19 12:10 +0100
    Re: [RESEND PATCH 0/7] Change k_clock interfaces to use timespec64 Deepa Dinamani <deepa.kernel@gmail.com> - 2017-03-20 21:40 +0100

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