Date: Fri, 12 May 2006 10:37:12 -0400 (EDT) From: "M. Warner Losh" <imp@bsdimp.com> To: mlfbsd@ci0.org Cc: arm@freebsd.org Subject: Re: time_t 64 bits? Message-ID: <20060512.103712.54187514.imp@bsdimp.com> In-Reply-To: <20060512113742.GA64377@ci0.org> References: <20060511.233003.87762623.imp@bsdimp.com> <20060512113742.GA64377@ci0.org>
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Olivier Houchard <mlfbsd@ci0.org> writes:
: 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.
ironically, time_t isn't used in time critical applications. Sounds
like we should try it and see if there are any negative implications
to it...
Warner
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