From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.6 (2021-04-09) on dcvr.yhbt.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-ASN: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.4 required=3.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS, MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SPF_HELO_NONE,SPF_PASS shortcircuit=no autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.6 Received: from out1.vger.email (out1.vger.email [IPv6:2620:137:e000::1:20]) by dcvr.yhbt.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id DC35F1F43D for ; Sun, 19 Mar 2023 06:53:26 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: dcvr.yhbt.net; dkim=pass (1024-bit key; unprotected) header.d=cs.ucla.edu header.i=@cs.ucla.edu header.a=rsa-sha256 header.s=78364E5A-2AF3-11ED-87FA-8298ECA2D365 header.b=XYsA9Ee2; dkim-atps=neutral Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S230014AbjCSGxS (ORCPT ); Sun, 19 Mar 2023 02:53:18 -0400 Received: from lindbergh.monkeyblade.net ([23.128.96.19]:56590 "EHLO lindbergh.monkeyblade.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S229908AbjCSGxQ (ORCPT ); Sun, 19 Mar 2023 02:53:16 -0400 Received: from zimbra.cs.ucla.edu (zimbra.cs.ucla.edu [131.179.128.68]) by lindbergh.monkeyblade.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 73C9822DD4 for ; Sat, 18 Mar 2023 23:53:14 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by zimbra.cs.ucla.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7910916005E for ; Sat, 18 Mar 2023 23:44:08 -0700 (PDT) Received: from zimbra.cs.ucla.edu ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (zimbra.cs.ucla.edu [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10032) with ESMTP id PmODWsDwvuCx; Sat, 18 Mar 2023 23:44:07 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by zimbra.cs.ucla.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id ADD0F160054; Sat, 18 Mar 2023 23:44:07 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Filter: OpenDKIM Filter v2.9.2 zimbra.cs.ucla.edu ADD0F160054 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=cs.ucla.edu; s=78364E5A-2AF3-11ED-87FA-8298ECA2D365; t=1679208247; bh=QJ3lcdYb3EVufYGeFknfGeMxnvpeKk1RWfEqSeTOcWo=; h=From:To:Subject:Date:Message-Id:MIME-Version: Content-Transfer-Encoding; b=XYsA9Ee2kC0K4vb8Ks4p8bIq0eWvlveGRThEFihwJEbpLc6XduxjYKMPpJa6xOJE0 oSqOJR4MjGwzpouz3i3KjUr7Kbu4elkkBsVw3drUn+QjK/31HykL+SBD1bIMthC7hC /UeMA9O+8nglT5cAsPJT9ueHkeowd60UT+edkWVs= X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at zimbra.cs.ucla.edu Received: from zimbra.cs.ucla.edu ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (zimbra.cs.ucla.edu [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10026) with ESMTP id HZMvIrhPrxWn; Sat, 18 Mar 2023 23:44:07 -0700 (PDT) Received: from penguin.cs.ucla.edu (Penguin.CS.UCLA.EDU [131.179.64.200]) by zimbra.cs.ucla.edu (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 8B77D160045; Sat, 18 Mar 2023 23:44:07 -0700 (PDT) From: Paul Eggert To: git@vger.kernel.org Cc: Paul Eggert Subject: [PATCH 0/2] use gettimeofday for current time Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2023 23:43:51 -0700 Message-Id: <20230319064353.686226-1-eggert@cs.ucla.edu> X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.39.2 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org In recent GNU/Linux versions on rare occasions the 'time' function returns a value that is one second less than the seconds component of the timestamp that would be returned by gettimeofday, clock_gettime with CLOCK_REALTIME, 'stat' on a recently modified file, etc. If a program calls both 'time' and any of these other functions, the system clock will appear to jump backwards by a second temporarily. This can lead to confusing or inconsistent output. A simple workaround for Git is to use 'gettimeofday' instead of 'time'. Although other options are possible (see the commit message of patch 0002), simplest is probably best. Paul Eggert (2): git-compat-util: time_now for current time git-compat-util: use gettimeofday for current time archive.c | 2 +- blame.c | 2 +- builtin/bugreport.c | 2 +- builtin/credential-cache--daemon.c | 4 ++-- builtin/diagnose.c | 2 +- builtin/fast-import.c | 2 +- builtin/fsmonitor--daemon.c | 4 ++-- builtin/gc.c | 2 +- builtin/log.c | 2 +- builtin/receive-pack.c | 2 +- builtin/reflog.c | 2 +- commit-graph.c | 4 ++-- compat/nedmalloc/malloc.c.h | 2 +- credential.c | 4 ++-- date.c | 6 +++--- git-compat-util.h | 8 ++++++++ http-backend.c | 2 +- http-push.c | 6 +++--- rerere.c | 2 +- run-command.c | 4 ++-- t/helper/test-chmtime.c | 4 ++-- t/helper/test-simple-ipc.c | 4 ++-- 22 files changed, 40 insertions(+), 32 deletions(-) -- 2.39.2