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    time: Provide y2038 safe do_settimeofday() replacement · 21f7eca5
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    The kernel uses 32-bit signed value(time_t) for seconds elapsed
    1970-01-01:00:00:00, thus it will overflow at 2038-01-19 03:14:08
    on 32-bit systems. This is widely known as the y2038 problem.
    
    As part of addressing "y2038 problem" for in-kernel uses, this patch
    adds safe do_settimeofday64() using timespec64.
    
    After this patch, do_settimeofday() is deprecated and all its call
    sites will be fixed using do_settimeofday64(), after that it can be
    removed.
    
    Signed-off-by: default avatarpang.xunlei <pang.xunlei@linaro.org>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarJohn Stultz <john.stultz@linaro.org>
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