Arnd Bergmann
bdf2007311
io_uring: use __kernel_timespec in timeout ABI
All system calls use struct __kernel_timespec instead of the old struct timespec, but this one was just added with the old-style ABI. Change it now to enforce the use of __kernel_timespec, avoiding ABI confusion and the need for compat handlers on 32-bit architectures. Any user space caller will have to use __kernel_timespec now, but this is unambiguous and works for any C library regardless of the time_t definition. A nicer way to specify the timeout would have been a less ambiguous 64-bit nanosecond value, but I suppose it's too late now to change that as this would impact both 32-bit and 64-bit users. Fixes: 5262f567987d ("io_uring: IORING_OP_TIMEOUT support") Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de> Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk>
Linux kernel ============ There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first. In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or ``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/ There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory, several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation. Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.
Description
Languages
C
97.6%
Assembly
1%
Shell
0.5%
Python
0.3%
Makefile
0.3%