x/sys/unix: TimevalToNsec missing on linux arm 32bit

[nkovacs]

Please answer these questions before submitting your issue. Thanks!

1. What version of Go are you using (go version)?
   1.6
2. What operating system and processor architecture are you using (go env)?
   arm, raspbian (raspberry pi 2)
3. What did you do?
   (Use play.golang.org to provide a runnable example, if possible.)
   Tried to install golang.org/x/sys/unix
4. What did you expect to see?
5. What did you see instead?
   It doesn't compile, because TimevalToNsec is missing from https://github.com/golang/sys/blob/master/unix/syscall_linux_arm.go

[morriswinkler]

are you serious, why don't you add

func TimevalToNsec(tv Timeval) int64 { return int64(tv.Sec)*1e9 + int64(tv.Usec)*1e3 }

to /unix/syscall_linux_arm.go

[nkovacs]

Yes, I'm serious. This is a bug in x/sys/unix. That's why I reported it.

I already added it and it compiled and works, but that's just a short-term workaround until the bug gets fixed (hopefully soon, since it's trivial).

[morriswinkler]

so what is the context of the bug, it is a missing function in the arm version of the package, if you want i can test the fix on my beaglebone

anyway that comment was targeted on the comment in 13740e1e5a1ff0a3099bb13455bec9fd25d2027c

So why is it not possible to add the function to the platform ? It is exactly the same for all other platforms

https://github.com/golang/sys/blob/master/unix/syscall_darwin_arm.go#L22 for example

[nkovacs]

Someone probably forgot to add it to syscall_linux_arm.go.

[morriswinkler]

my guess too

is it going to be fixed ?

[bradfitz]

Yes. It'll be fixed. No need to worry.

[morriswinkler]

great, all my worries are gone :) thanks