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-rw-r--r--drivers/firmware/efi/cper.c17
1 files changed, 15 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/firmware/efi/cper.c b/drivers/firmware/efi/cper.c
index 3bf0dca378a6..b73fc4cab083 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/efi/cper.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/efi/cper.c
@@ -48,8 +48,21 @@ u64 cper_next_record_id(void)
{
static atomic64_t seq;
- if (!atomic64_read(&seq))
- atomic64_set(&seq, ((u64)get_seconds()) << 32);
+ if (!atomic64_read(&seq)) {
+ time64_t time = ktime_get_real_seconds();
+
+ /*
+ * This code is unlikely to still be needed in year 2106,
+ * but just in case, let's use a few more bits for timestamps
+ * after y2038 to be sure they keep increasing monotonically
+ * for the next few hundred years...
+ */
+ if (time < 0x80000000)
+ atomic64_set(&seq, (ktime_get_real_seconds()) << 32);
+ else
+ atomic64_set(&seq, 0x8000000000000000ull |
+ ktime_get_real_seconds() << 24);
+ }
return atomic64_inc_return(&seq);
}