Re: [Y2038] [PATCH] [DCCP]: Use 64-bit timekeeping

From: Tina Ruchandani ruchandani.tina@gmail.com Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2015 01:24:56 -0700

This patch changes the use of struct timespec in dccp_probe to use struct timespec64 instead. timespec uses a 32-bit seconds field which will overflow in the year 2038 and beyond. timespec64 uses a 64-bit seconds field. Note that the correctness of the code isn't changed, since the original code only uses the timestamps to compute a small elapsed interval. This patch is part of a larger attempt to remove instances of 32-bit timekeeping structures (timespec, timeval, time_t) from the kernel so it is easier to identify where the real 2038 issues are.

Signed-off-by: Tina Ruchandani ruchandani.tina@gmail.com

Applied, thanks.