Subject: Re: Y2038, was as long as we're hitting FFS...
To: Jason Thorpe <thorpej@nas.nasa.gov>
From: Perry E. Metzger <perry@piermont.com>
List: tech-kern
Date: 03/25/1999 15:30:59
Jason Thorpe <thorpej@nas.nasa.gov> writes:
> On 25 Mar 1999 14:48:58 -0500
> "Perry E. Metzger" <perry@piermont.com> wrote:
>
> > Or we could do another gross hack that is even less intrusive.
> >
> > If we declare the times in seconds in the inodes to be UNSIGNED, we
> > gain another 68 years.
>
> ...but you still have to version the inode.
True enough, although I suspect that it won't in practice be an issue.
.pm