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Date:      Fri, 12 May 2006 13:37:42 +0200
From:      Olivier Houchard <mlfbsd@ci0.org>
To:        "M. Warner Losh" <imp@bsdimp.com>
Cc:        arm@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: time_t 64 bits?
Message-ID:  <20060512113742.GA64377@ci0.org>
In-Reply-To: <20060511.233003.87762623.imp@bsdimp.com>
References:  <20060511.233003.87762623.imp@bsdimp.com>

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On Thu, May 11, 2006 at 11:30:03PM -0400, M. Warner Losh wrote:
> John Baldwin just asked me why time_t is 32 bits on arm.  Is there any
> reason for it?  Can we change it to 64 bits?  Would this cause
> problems for our users?
> 
> Warner

Well it's 32 bits because it's 32 bits on i386 too. But I guess if such a
change has to be done, now is a good time to do so, not sure if it can have
a negative impact on performances.

Olivier




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