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@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ Major new features:
* On powerpc64*, glibc can now be compiled without scv support using the
--disable-scv configure option.
+* Add support for 64-bit time_t for ABIs with defaults to 32-bit time_t.
+ This is enabled with the _TIME_BITS preprocessor set to 64 and only
+ supported when LFS (_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64) is also enabled. It is only
+ enabled for Linux and the full support requires a minimum version of 5.1.
+
Deprecated and removed features, and other changes affecting compatibility:
* The function pthread_mutex_consistent_np has been deprecated; programs