compat: Introduce COMPAT_USE_64BIT_TIME

Allow a compatibility ABI to use a 64-bit time_t and 64-bit members in struct timeval and struct timespec to avoid the Y2038 problem. This will be used for the x32 ABI. Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com>
git-mirror · Feb 20, 2012 · 45e8778 · 45e8778
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diff --git a/include/linux/compat.h b/include/linux/compat.h
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@
 #include <asm/siginfo.h>
 #include <asm/signal.h>
 
+#ifndef COMPAT_USE_64BIT_TIME
+#define COMPAT_USE_64BIT_TIME 0
+#endif
+
 #define compat_jiffies_to_clock_t(x)	\
 		(((unsigned long)(x) * COMPAT_USER_HZ) / HZ)