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The future of 32-bit Linux

The future of 32-bit Linux

Posted Dec 5, 2020 18:04 UTC (Sat) by ibukanov (subscriber, #3942)
In reply to: The future of 32-bit Linux by ncm
Parent article: The future of 32-bit Linux

The code can use time_t both for the absolute time and for relative time intervals when it is essential that the type is signed.

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The future of 32-bit Linux

Posted Dec 6, 2020 1:46 UTC (Sun) by NYKevin (subscriber, #129325) [Link]

Additionally, it may be imprudent to assume that the system clock is correct. For quite a while, iOS would brick your phone if you set its date and time to January 1, 1970. There may not be any good reason for the user to do that, but of course* as soon as it began circulating on social media, lots of people tried it and bricked their phones.

* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFAPjHjaUns


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