>> Should this be reported to the clang folks? Or is this to be expected when >> abusing integer overflows this way? > > You will get an answer that this is expected. Add -fwrapv compiler flag > to make signed arithmetic behave in a way different from the mine-field, > or remove the code. For kernel, we use -fwrapv.
Thanks, that was what I expected. I searched for -fwrapv and found similar comments. The code has been rewritten to not depend on overflow for its checks, so it works properly with any sized time_t (assuming that it is an integer though :). I'll commit it after feedback. Nick
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