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Re: [PATCH] Y2038: provide kernel support indication
Hi Arnd,
Le Wed, 26 Sep 2018 10:40:48 +0200, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de> a
écrit :
> Also, we have to make a hard requirement of using kernel
> headers from a fixed version for building the application, so things
> like ioctl command numbers, magic mmap() offsets and setsockopt
> options can take the right values depending on sizeof(time_t)
> to let the kernel know which ABI the user expects.
Since Y2038-proof glibc will require a minimum kernel version to
build that is Y2038-proof too (as glibc will need to use the new __NR_*
syscall names defined by the kernel). Isn't that requirement enough?
Cordialement,
Albert ARIBAUD
3ADEV