# Re: \[PATCH 10/23\] y2038: uapi: change \_\_kernel\_time\_t to \_\_kernel\_old\_time\_t

- From: Christian Brauner \<hidden\>
- Date: 2019-11-11 12:38:37 
- List: linux-api
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-api/2019/11/5772120
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-api/2019/11/166384/t.md

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On Fri, Nov 08, 2019 at 10:12:09PM +0100, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> This is mainly a patch for clarification, and to let us remove
> the time_t definition from the kernel to prevent new users from
> creeping in that might not be y2038-safe.
> 
> All remaining uses of 'time_t' or '__kernel_time_t' are part of
> the user API that cannot be changed by that either have a
> replacement or that do not suffer from the y2038 overflow.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>

Acked-by: Christian Brauner <redacted>
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