syscall: fix a Y2038 bug by replacing Int32x32To64 with multiplication
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Int32x32To64 macro internally truncates the arguments to int32, while time_t is 64-bit on most/all modern platforms. Therefore, usage of this macro creates a Year 2038 bug.
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Int32x32To64macro internally truncates the arguments to int32, whiletime_tis 64-bit on most/all modern platforms. Therefore, usage of this macro creates a Year 2038 bug.I detailed this issue a while ago in a writeup, and spotted the same issue in this repository when updating the list of affected repositories:
https://cookieplmonster.github.io/2022/02/17/year-2038-problem/