From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (smtp1.linux-foundation.org [172.17.192.35]) by mail.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 72BA221 for ; Tue, 6 May 2014 21:57:17 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mga01.intel.com (mga01.intel.com [192.55.52.88]) by smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1780C20335 for ; Tue, 6 May 2014 21:57:17 +0000 (UTC) From: "Luck, Tony" To: Daniel Phillips , Theodore Ts'o , Arnd Bergmann Date: Tue, 6 May 2014 21:56:31 +0000 Message-ID: <3908561D78D1C84285E8C5FCA982C28F327FAE35@ORSMSX114.amr.corp.intel.com> References: <5367D989.1000504@linaro.org> <20140506125741.GB17586@thunk.org> <536921B5.8090100@linaro.org> <5252732.F3YIzHDqI3@wuerfel> <20140506201959.GD5012@thunk.org> <53695159.60107@partner.samsung.com> In-Reply-To: <53695159.60107@partner.samsung.com> Content-Language: en-US Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 Cc: John Stultz , "ksummit-discuss@lists.linuxfoundation.org" Subject: Re: [Ksummit-discuss] [CORE TOPIC] Dealing with 2038 List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , > and going out with the sign bit set. Perhaps some logging mechanism=20 > would be helpful in setting up audit systems to use in sandbox testing=20 > and triage on Jan 1, 2038, with a view to clawing back the sign bit. We can't wait till Jan 2038 to commit a change - programs want to work with dates in the future - allegedly the first Y2038 bugs began appearing in 2008 when banks issuing 30 year mortgages were unable to print the correct date for final payment. -Tony