Arnd Bergmann <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Tina Ruchandani <[email protected]> > > UUID calculation uses 'struct timespec' whose seconds will overflow > in year 2038 and beyond for 32-bit systems. This patch removes the > dependency on 'struct timespec' by using ktime_get_real(). > While the patch does not fix a 'bug' as such, it is part of a larger > effort to remove instances of 'struct timespec' and other data-structures > suffering from y2038 problem from the kernel.
Is it worth abstracting out in-kernel UUID generation? David
