[Y2038] [PATCH 05/11] time/posix-timers:Convert to the 64bit methods for k_clock callback functions

[Baolin Wang]

On 21 April 2015 at 16:45, Arnd Bergmann <arnd at arndb.de> wrote:

> On Tuesday 21 April 2015 16:36:13 Baolin Wang wrote:
> > On 21 April 2015 at 04:48, Thomas Gleixner <tglx at linutronix.de> wrote:
> >
> > > On Mon, 20 Apr 2015, Baolin Wang wrote:
> > > >  /* Set clock_realtime */
> > > >  static int posix_clock_realtime_set(const clockid_t which_clock,
> > > > -                                 const struct timespec *tp)
> > > > +                                 const struct timespec64 *tp)
> > > >  {
> > > > -     return do_sys_settimeofday(tp, NULL);
> > > > +     struct timespec ts = timespec64_to_timespec(*tp);
> > > > +
> > > > +     return do_sys_settimeofday(&ts, NULL);
> > >
> > > Sigh. No. We first provide a proper function for this, which takes a
> > > timespec64, i.e. do_sys_settimeofday64() instead of having this
> > > wrapper mess all over the place.
> > >
> >
> > Thanks for your comments,but if use do_sys_settimeofday64() here that
> > will  introduce
> > a security bug: do_sys_settimeofday contains a capability
> > check that normally prevents non-root users from setting the time.
> >
> > With your change, any user can set the system time.
>
> He was asking for a new do_sys_settimeofday64 function to be added,
> not using the low-level do_settimeofday64.
>
>         Arnd
>

Sorry for the misunderstand, i'll fix that in next patch. Thanks.

-- 
Baolin.wang
Best Regards
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