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From: Luigi Rizzo <rizzo@icir.org>
To: Matthieu Michaud <matthieu@epita.info>
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	from matthieu@epita.info on Mon, Jul 16, 2007 at 01:10:46PM +0200
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Subject: Re: make struct timeval posix compliant ?
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On Mon, Jul 16, 2007 at 01:10:46PM +0200, Matthieu Michaud wrote:
> hello,
> 
> on RELENG_6 sys/_timeval.h defines (struct timeval).tv_sec as long.  
> posix wants it to be a time_t. this seems to have been corrected a  
> long time ago in HEAD (see [1]). i took time to 'make universe' in a  
> RELENG_6 tree with the HEAD src/sys/sys/_timeval.h. i've found  
> similar breakage. here's a patch which correct it the same way. this  
> sounds like an idea with pros (conformance) and cons (abi change).  
> anyone interested in those changes ?

the patch seems small, so i think it is a good thing to apply the change,
as this should also simplify porting third party apps and reduce diffs
with HEAD.

cheers
luigi