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Re: [PATCH] Patch 2 of 2 for ILP32 aarch64

From: Paul Eggert <eggert at cs dot ucla dot edu>
To: Arnd Bergmann <arnd at arndb dot de>, Florian Weimer <fweimer at redhat dot com>
Cc: Steve Ellcey <sellcey at caviumnetworks dot com>, libc-alpha <libc-alpha at sourceware dot org>
Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2017 09:00:22 -0800
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Patch 2 of 2 for ILP32 aarch64
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On 02/27/2017 08:48 AM, Arnd Bergmann wrote:

we don't want to get in the way of adding 64-bit time_t in 32-bit architectures.

Another way of putting it is that we don't want arm64/ilp32 to be theguinea pig for post-2038 timestamps. Let some other architecture bitethe bullet, not this one. "Please, dear Lord,grant us chastity andcontinence, but not yet."*

References:
- [PATCH] Patch 2 of 2 for ILP32 aarch64
  - From: Steve Ellcey
- Re: [PATCH] Patch 2 of 2 for ILP32 aarch64
  - From: Florian Weimer
- Re: [PATCH] Patch 2 of 2 for ILP32 aarch64
  - From: Arnd Bergmann

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