Re: [Y2038] [PATCH] fs:affs:Replace time_t with time64_t

From: Arnd Bergmann
Date: Thu Nov 12 2015 - 08:45:39 EST


On Thursday 12 November 2015 21:40:41 DengChao wrote:
> The affs code uses "time_t" and "get_seconds()". This will cause
> problems on 32-bit architectures in 2038 when time_t overflows.
> This patch replaces them with "time64_t" and
> "ktime_get_real_seconds()". This patch introduces expensive 64-bit
> divsion in "secs_to_datestamp()", considering this function is not
> called so often, the cost should be acceptable.
>
> Signed-off-by: DengChao <chao.deng@xxxxxxxxxx>
>

Looks good,

Reviewed-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@xxxxxxxx>

Is anyone picking up patches for random unmaintained file systems,
or should we put it into the y2038 tree?

Arnd
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