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    [media] dvb: don't use 'time_t' in event ioctl · d320695a
    Arnd Bergmann 提交于
    'struct video_event' is used for the VIDEO_GET_EVENT ioctl, implemented
    by drivers/media/pci/ivtv/ivtv-ioctl.c and
    drivers/media/pci/ttpci/av7110_av.c. The structure contains a 'time_t',
    which will be redefined in the future to be 64-bit wide, causing an
    incompatible ABI change for this ioctl.
    
    As it turns out, neither of the drivers currently sets the timestamp
    field, and it is presumably useless anyway because of the limited
    resolutions (no sub-second times). This means we can simply change
    the structure definition to use a 'long' instead of 'time_t' and
    remain compatible with all existing user space binaries when time_t
    gets changed.
    
    If anybody ever starts using this field, they have to make sure not
    to use 1970 based seconds in there, as those overflow in 2038.
    Signed-off-by: NArnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>
    Signed-off-by: NMauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@s-opensource.com>
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