From owner-cvs-src@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jan 19 15:16:20 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: cvs-src@FreeBSD.ORG Delivered-To: cvs-src@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A89F616A401; Fri, 19 Jan 2007 15:16:20 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: from smtp-vbr17.xs4all.nl (smtp-vbr17.xs4all.nl [194.109.24.37]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4168213C428; Fri, 19 Jan 2007 15:16:19 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (freebie.xs4all.nl [213.84.32.253]) by smtp-vbr17.xs4all.nl (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id l0JFGIbS044193; Fri, 19 Jan 2007 16:16:18 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.13.8/8.13.3) with ESMTP id l0JFGHuq019116; Fri, 19 Jan 2007 16:16:17 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: (from wb@localhost) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.13.8/8.13.6/Submit) id l0JFGHOU019115; Fri, 19 Jan 2007 16:16:17 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from wb) Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2007 16:16:17 +0100 From: Wilko Bulte To: Warner Losh Message-ID: <20070119151617.GA19092@freebie.xs4all.nl> References: <200701190116.l0J1GZcD021864@repoman.freebsd.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200701190116.l0J1GZcD021864@repoman.freebsd.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.11 X-Virus-Scanned: by XS4ALL Virus Scanner Cc: cvs-src@FreeBSD.ORG, src-committers@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/lib/libc/stdtime localtime.c X-BeenThere: cvs-src@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: CVS commit messages for the src tree List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2007 15:16:20 -0000 On Fri, Jan 19, 2007 at 01:16:35AM +0000, Warner Losh wrote.. > imp 2007-01-19 01:16:35 UTC > > FreeBSD src repository > > Modified files: > lib/libc/stdtime localtime.c > Log: > On FreeBSD/arm, any value > 50 bits will result in a rediculously huge > number being returned for mktime and timegm calls. Choose 48 because > that works well. This does reduce the dynamic range of tm_year from > about 2 billion years down to "only" about 9 million years. Please > contact me if this restriction poses a problem. You mean, you want to be notified at least 0.5 million years in advance of any pending problem? ;-) -- Wilko Bulte wilko@FreeBSD.org