On Tue, 13 Jan 2015, Xunlei Pang wrote:
> From: Xunlei Pang <pang.xun...@linaro.org>
>
> As part of addressing "y2038 problem" for in-kernel uses, this
> patch adds safe get_seconds64() using time64_t.
>
> After this patch, get_seconds() is deprecated and all its call sites
> will be fixed using get_seconds64(), after that it can be removed.
Why another interface?
We already have ktime_get_real_seconds(). That handles 32bit
correctly, while your new function does not.
You cannot return a 64bit value unprotected against updates on 32bit,
unless you want to implement a RNG.
Thanks,
tglx
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