Re: [PATCH 01/11] linux/time64.h:Introduce the 'struct itimerspec64' for 64bit

[Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>]

On Mon, 20 Apr 2015, Baolin Wang wrote:
> This patch introduces the 'struct itimerspec64' for 64bit to replace itimerspec,
> and also introduces the conversion methods: itimerspec64_to_itimerspec() and
> itimerspec_to_itimerspec64(), that makes itimerspec to ready for 2038 year.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Baolin Wang <baolin.wang@linaro.org>
> ---
>  include/linux/time64.h |   13 +++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 13 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/include/linux/time64.h b/include/linux/time64.h
> index a383147..3647bdd 100644
> --- a/include/linux/time64.h
> +++ b/include/linux/time64.h
> @@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ struct timespec64 {
>  };
>  #endif
>  
> +struct itimerspec64 {
> +	struct timespec64 it_interval;  /* timer period */
> +	struct timespec64 it_value;     /* timer expiration */
> +};
> +
>  /* Parameters used to convert the timespec values: */
>  #define MSEC_PER_SEC	1000L
>  #define USEC_PER_MSEC	1000L
> @@ -187,4 +192,12 @@ static __always_inline void timespec64_add_ns(struct timespec64 *a, u64 ns)
>  
>  #endif
>  
> +#define itimerspec64_to_itimerspec(its64) \

> +#define itimerspec_to_itimerspec64(its) \

1.) Make these static inlines please. These macros are not typesafe.

2.) Use pointers to the input value.

Thanks.

	tglx