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[Bug libc/9690] glibc time functionality broken with kernel 2.6.26 and later
- From: "johnstul at us dot ibm dot com" <sourceware-bugzilla at sourceware dot org>
- To: glibc-bugs at sources dot redhat dot com
- Date: 7 May 2009 23:12:35 -0000
- Subject: [Bug libc/9690] glibc time functionality broken with kernel 2.6.26 and later
- References: <20081228205119.9690.hvengel@astound.net>
- Reply-to: sourceware-bugzilla at sourceware dot org
------- Additional Comments From johnstul at us dot ibm dot com 2009-05-07 23:12 -------
(In reply to comment #6)
> Again, there are two issues:
> - What the kernel takes as parameter. As you say, there is no problem
> indeed, if the application hasn't set the STA_NANO flag, the kernel
> converts properly.
> - What the kernel returns. nanoseconds values are advertised by the
> kernel through the STA_NANO flag. But old applications didn't even
> know that flag, and thus can not know that these are nanosecond
> values.
So the concern is only with running old applications after a new application has
set the STA_NANO flag?
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