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SubjectRe: [PATCH 5/8] netfilter: xt_time: use time64_t
On Fri, Nov 08, 2019 at 09:34:28PM +0100, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> The current xt_time driver suffers from the y2038 overflow on 32-bit
> architectures, when the time of day calculations break.
>
> Also, on both 32-bit and 64-bit architectures, there is a problem with
> info->date_start/stop, which is part of the user ABI and overflows in
> in 2106.
>
> Fix the first issue by using time64_t and explicit calls to div_u64()
> and div_u64_rem(), and document the seconds issue.
>
> The explicit 64-bit division is unfortunately slower on 32-bit
> architectures, but doing it as unsigned lets us use the optimized
> division-through-multiplication path in most configurations. This should
> be fine, as the code already does not allow any negative time of day
> values.
>
> Using u32 seconds values consistently would probably also work and
> be a little more efficient, but that doesn't feel right as it would
> propagate the y2106 overflow to more place rather than fewer.

Applied, thanks.

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