# \[PATCH v2 20/29\] time: fix sys\_timer\_settime prototype

- From: Arnd Bergmann \<arnd@arndb.de\>
- Date: 2019-01-18 16:21:56 
- List: linuxppc-dev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linuxppc-dev/2019/01/149301
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-api/2019/01/149302/t.md

```text
A small typo has crept into the y2038 conversion of the timer_settime
system call. So far this was completely harmless, but once we start
using the new version, this has to be fixed.

Fixes: 6ff847350702 ("time: Change types to new y2038 safe __kernel_itimerspec")
Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>
---
 include/linux/syscalls.h | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/syscalls.h b/include/linux/syscalls.h
index 938d8908b9e0..baa4b70b02d3 100644
--- a/include/linux/syscalls.h
+++ b/include/linux/syscalls.h
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ asmlinkage long sys_timer_gettime(timer_t timer_id,
 asmlinkage long sys_timer_getoverrun(timer_t timer_id);
 asmlinkage long sys_timer_settime(timer_t timer_id, int flags,
 				const struct __kernel_itimerspec __user *new_setting,
-				struct itimerspec __user *old_setting);
+				struct __kernel_itimerspec __user *old_setting);
 asmlinkage long sys_timer_delete(timer_t timer_id);
 asmlinkage long sys_clock_settime(clockid_t which_clock,
 				const struct __kernel_timespec __user *tp);
-- 
2.20.0

```
