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From: Mike Frysinger <vapier.adi@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2009 22:44:48 -0400
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] Fix half-Y2K38 problem in timecompare_update while 
	calculating offset
To: Barry Song <21cnbao@gmail.com>
Cc: akpm@linux-foundation.org, davem@davemloft.net, patrick.ohly@intel.com,
       uclinux-dist-devel@blackfin.uclinux.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
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On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 06:16, Barry Song wrote:
> ktime will overflow from 03:14:07 UTC on Tuesday, 19 January 2038,
> ktime_add() in timecompare_update() will overflow a half earlier.
> As a result, wrong offset will be gotten, then cause some strange
> problems.

Barry: you forgot to include your s-o-b tag ...
-mike
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