Rich Felker
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the time64 syscall has to be used if time_t is 64-bit, since there's no way of knowing before making a syscall whether the result will fit in 32 bits, and the 32-bit syscalls do not report overflow as an error. on 64-bit archs, there is no change to the code after preprocessing. on current 32-bit archs, the result is now read from the kernel through long[2] array, then copied into the timespec, to remove the assumption that time_t is the same as long. vdso clock_gettime is still used in place of a syscall if available. 32-bit archs with 64-bit time_t must use the time64 version of the vdso function; if it's not available, performance will significantly suffer. support for both vdso functions could be added, but would break the ability to move a long-lived process from a pre-time64 kernel to one that can outlast Y2038 with checkpoint/resume, at least without added hacks to identify that the 32-bit function is no longer usable and stop using it (e.g. by seeing negative tv_sec). this possibility may be explored in future work on the function.
musl libc
musl, pronounced like the word "mussel", is an MIT-licensed
implementation of the standard C library targetting the Linux syscall
API, suitable for use in a wide range of deployment environments. musl
offers efficient static and dynamic linking support, lightweight code
and low runtime overhead, strong fail-safe guarantees under correct
usage, and correctness in the sense of standards conformance and
safety. musl is built on the principle that these goals are best
achieved through simple code that is easy to understand and maintain.
The 1.1 release series for musl features coverage for all interfaces
defined in ISO C99 and POSIX 2008 base, along with a number of
non-standardized interfaces for compatibility with Linux, BSD, and
glibc functionality.
For basic installation instructions, see the included INSTALL file.
Information on full musl-targeted compiler toolchains, system
bootstrapping, and Linux distributions built on musl can be found on
the project website:
http://www.musl-libc.org/