Re: RFD: x32 ABI system call numbers

[H. Peter Anvin]

On 08/30/2011 05:09 AM, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> 
> I'm wondering about the time_t changes: given that we are still adding
> new 32 bit architectures, should we change the asm-generic API as well
> to use 64 bit time_t by default (with fallbacks for the existing ones)?
> 
> If you are adding support for these in x32 already, we could use the
> same code for regular 32 bit architectures.
> 

It seems absolutely boggling insane that we're introducing new
architectures with no legacy whatsoever and use 32-bit time_t on those.

	-hpa

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H. Peter Anvin, Intel Open Source Technology Center
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