Fix Year 2038 Problem in Sntp_ConvertToUnixTime

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build
         run: |
-          sudo apt-get install -y lcov sed
           # Build with logging enabled.
+          sudo apt-get install -y lcov
           cmake -S test -B build/ \
           -G "Unix Makefiles" \
           -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug \
@@ -97,9 +97,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run Coverage
         run: |
           make -C build/ coverage
-          declare -a EXCLUDE=("\*test\*" "\*CMakeCCompilerId\*" "\*mocks\*")
-          echo ${EXCLUDE[@]} | xargs lcov --rc lcov_branch_coverage=1 -r build/coverage.info -o build/coverage.info
-          lcov --rc lcov_branch_coverage=1 --list build/coverage.info
+          declare -a EXCLUDE=("\*test\*" "\*CMakeCCompilerId.c")
+          echo ${EXCLUDE[@]} | xargs lcov --rc  branch_coverage=1 --ignore-errors empty  --ignore-errors source -r build/coverage.info -o build/coverage.info
+          lcov --rc  branch_coverage=1 --ignore-errors empty --ignore-errors source --list build/coverage.info
 
       - name: Check Coverage
         uses: FreeRTOS/CI-CD-Github-Actions/coverage-cop@main
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Python3
         uses: actions/setup-python@v3
         with:
-          python-version: "3.7.x"
+          python-version: "3.8"
       - name: Measure sizes
         uses: FreeRTOS/CI-CD-Github-Actions/memory_statistics@main
         with:

docs/doxygen/code_examples/example_sntp_client_posix.c

@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ static void sntpClient_SetTime( const SntpServerInfo_t * pTimeServer,
                                 SntpLeapSecondInfo_t leapSecondInfo )
 {
     /* @[code_example_sntp_converttounixtime] */
-    uint32_t unixSecs;
+    UnixTime_t unixSecs;
     uint32_t unixMs;
     SntpStatus_t status = Sntp_ConvertToUnixTime( pServerTime, &unixSecs, &unixMs );
 

docs/doxygen/include/size_table.md

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     <tr>
         <td>core_sntp_client.c</td>
         <td><center>1.7K</center></td>
-        <td><center>1.4K</center></td>
+        <td><center>1.3K</center></td>
     </tr>
     <tr>
         <td>core_sntp_serializer.c</td>
@@ -20,6 +20,6 @@
     <tr>
         <td><b>Total estimates</b></td>
         <td><b><center>2.7K</center></b></td>
-        <td><b><center>2.2K</center></b></td>
+        <td><b><center>2.1K</center></b></td>
     </tr>
 </table>

source/core_sntp_client.c

@@ -959,10 +959,6 @@ const char * Sntp_StatusToStr( SntpStatus_t status )
             pString = "SntpZeroPollInterval";
             break;
 
-        case SntpErrorTimeNotSupported:
-            pString = "SntpErrorTimeNotSupported";
-            break;
-
         case SntpErrorDnsFailure:
             pString = "SntpErrorDnsFailure";
             break;

source/core_sntp_serializer.c

@@ -812,7 +812,7 @@ SntpStatus_t Sntp_CalculatePollInterval( uint16_t clockFreqTolerance,
 }
 
 SntpStatus_t Sntp_ConvertToUnixTime( const SntpTimestamp_t * pSntpTime,
-                                     uint32_t * pUnixTimeSecs,
+                                     UnixTime_t * pUnixTimeSecs,
                                      uint32_t * pUnixTimeMicrosecs )
 {
     SntpStatus_t status = SntpSuccess;
@@ -821,13 +821,6 @@ SntpStatus_t Sntp_ConvertToUnixTime( const SntpTimestamp_t * pSntpTime,
     {
         status = SntpErrorBadParameter;
     }
-    /* Check if passed time does not lie in the [UNIX epoch in 1970, UNIX time overflow in 2038] time range. */
-    else if( ( pSntpTime->seconds > SNTP_TIME_AT_LARGEST_UNIX_TIME_SECS ) &&
-             ( pSntpTime->seconds < SNTP_TIME_AT_UNIX_EPOCH_SECS ) )
-    {
-        /* The SNTP timestamp is outside the supported time range for conversion. */
-        status = SntpErrorTimeNotSupported;
-    }
     else
     {
         /* Handle case when timestamp represents date in SNTP era 1
@@ -839,12 +832,13 @@ SntpStatus_t Sntp_ConvertToUnixTime( const SntpTimestamp_t * pSntpTime,
              *                                        +
              *                           Sntp Time since Era 1 Epoch
              */
-            *pUnixTimeSecs = UNIX_TIME_SECS_AT_SNTP_ERA_1_SMALLEST_TIME + pSntpTime->seconds;
+            *pUnixTimeSecs = ( UnixTime_t ) ( UNIX_TIME_SECS_AT_SNTP_ERA_1_SMALLEST_TIME + pSntpTime->seconds );
         }
+
         /* Handle case when SNTP timestamp is in SNTP era 1 time range. */
-        else
+        if( pSntpTime->seconds >= SNTP_TIME_AT_UNIX_EPOCH_SECS )
         {
-            *pUnixTimeSecs = pSntpTime->seconds - SNTP_TIME_AT_UNIX_EPOCH_SECS;
+            *pUnixTimeSecs = ( UnixTime_t ) ( pSntpTime->seconds - SNTP_TIME_AT_UNIX_EPOCH_SECS );
         }
 
         /* Convert SNTP fractions to microseconds for UNIX time. */

source/include/core_sntp_serializer.h

@@ -43,6 +43,20 @@
 #endif
 /* *INDENT-ON* */
 
+/**
+ * @brief Type representing seconds since Unix epoch (January 1, 1970 UTC).
+ *
+ * The width of this type depends on the configuration macro USE_LEGACY_TIME_API:
+ * - If USE_LEGACY_TIME_API is defined, a 32-bit unsigned integer is used.
+ *   This limits date representation to the year 2038 (Y2038 limitation).
+ * - Otherwise, a 64-bit unsigned integer is used for Y2038 compliance.
+ */
+#ifdef USE_LEGACY_TIME_API
+    typedef uint32_t   UnixTime_t; /**< 32-bit Unix time for legacy systems. */
+#else
+    typedef uint64_t   UnixTime_t; /**< 64-bit Unix time for Y2038 compliance. */
+#endif
+
 /**
  * @ingroup sntp_constants
  * @brief The base packet size of request and response of the (S)NTP protocol.
@@ -189,12 +203,6 @@ typedef enum SntpStatus
      */
     SntpZeroPollInterval,
 
-    /**
-     * @brief SNTP timestamp cannot be converted to UNIX time as time does not lie
-     * in time range supported by Sntp_ConvertToUnixTime.
-     */
-    SntpErrorTimeNotSupported,
-
     /**
      * @brief The user-defined DNS resolution interface, @ref SntpResolveDns_t, failed to resolve
      * address for a time server. This status is returned by the @ref Sntp_SendTimeRequest API.
@@ -496,17 +504,18 @@ SntpStatus_t Sntp_CalculatePollInterval( uint16_t clockFreqTolerance,
  * @brief Utility to convert SNTP timestamp (that uses 1st Jan 1900 as the epoch) to
  * UNIX timestamp (that uses 1st Jan 1970 as the epoch).
  *
- * @note This function can ONLY handle conversions of SNTP timestamps that lie in the
- * range from 1st Jan 1970 0h 0m 0s, the UNIX epoch time, to 19th Jan 2038 3h 14m 7s,
- * the maximum UNIX time that can be represented in a signed 32 bit integer. (The
- * limitation is to support systems that use signed 32-bit integer to represent the
- * seconds part of the UNIX time.)
+ * @note This function converts SNTP timestamps to UNIX time supporting both 32-bit and
+ * 64-bit representations based on the configuration macro USE_LEGACY_TIME_API.
+ *
+ * - If USE_LEGACY_TIME_API is defined, the conversion is limited to the date range
+ *   from 1st Jan 1970 0h 0m 0s (UNIX epoch) to 19th Jan 2038 3h 14m 7s, due to the
+ *   32-bit width limitation.
  *
- * @note This function supports overflow of the SNTP timestamp (from the 7 Feb 2036
- * 6h 28m 16s time, i.e. SNTP era 1) by treating the timestamps with seconds part
- * in the range [0, 61,505,152] seconds where the upper limit represents the UNIX
- * overflow time (i.e. 19 Jan 2038 3h 14m 7s) for systems that use signed 32-bit
- * integer to represent time.
+ * - If USE_LEGACY_TIME_API is not defined, 64-bit UNIX time representation is used,
+ *   allowing conversion of SNTP timestamps beyond the year 2038 (Y2038 problem mitigated).
+ *
+ * @note The function also correctly handles SNTP era overflow (from 7 Feb 2036 6h 28m 16s,
+ * i.e., SNTP era 1) to ensure accurate conversion across SNTP eras.
  *
  * @param[in] pSntpTime The SNTP timestamp to convert to UNIX time.
  * @param[out] pUnixTimeSecs This will be filled with the seconds part of the
@@ -517,15 +526,14 @@ SntpStatus_t Sntp_CalculatePollInterval( uint16_t clockFreqTolerance,
  * @return Returns one of the following:
  *  - #SntpSuccess if conversion to UNIX time is successful
  *  - #SntpErrorBadParameter if any of the passed parameters are NULL.
- *  - #SntpErrorTimeNotSupported if the passed SNTP time does not lie in the
- * supported time range.
  */
 /* @[define_sntp_converttounixtime] */
 SntpStatus_t Sntp_ConvertToUnixTime( const SntpTimestamp_t * pSntpTime,
-                                     uint32_t * pUnixTimeSecs,
+                                     UnixTime_t * pUnixTimeSecs,
                                      uint32_t * pUnixTimeMicrosecs );
 /* @[define_sntp_converttounixtime] */
 
+
 /* *INDENT-OFF* */
 #ifdef __cplusplus
     }

test/cbmc/proofs/Sntp_ConvertToUnixTime/Sntp_ConvertToUnixTime_harness.c

@@ -32,15 +32,15 @@
 void harness()
 {
     SntpTimestamp_t * pSntpTime;
-    uint32_t * pUnixTimeSecs;
+    UnixTime_t * pUnixTimeSecs;
     uint32_t * pUnixTimeMicrosecs;
     SntpStatus_t sntpStatus;
 
     pSntpTime = malloc( sizeof( SntpTimestamp_t ) );
-    pUnixTimeSecs = malloc( sizeof( uint32_t ) );
+    pUnixTimeSecs = malloc( sizeof( UnixTime_t ) );
     pUnixTimeMicrosecs = malloc( sizeof( uint32_t ) );
 
     sntpStatus = Sntp_ConvertToUnixTime( pSntpTime, pUnixTimeSecs, pUnixTimeMicrosecs );
 
-    __CPROVER_assert( ( sntpStatus == SntpErrorBadParameter || sntpStatus == SntpErrorTimeNotSupported || sntpStatus == SntpSuccess ), "The return value is not a valid SNTP Status" );
+    __CPROVER_assert( ( sntpStatus == SntpErrorBadParameter || sntpStatus == SntpSuccess ), "The return value is not a valid SNTP Status" );
 }

test/unit-test/core_sntp_client_utest.c

@@ -1374,7 +1374,6 @@ void test_StatusToStr( void )
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_STRING( "SntpErrorBufferTooSmall", Sntp_StatusToStr( SntpErrorBufferTooSmall ) );
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_STRING( "SntpInvalidResponse", Sntp_StatusToStr( SntpInvalidResponse ) );
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_STRING( "SntpZeroPollInterval", Sntp_StatusToStr( SntpZeroPollInterval ) );
-    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_STRING( "SntpErrorTimeNotSupported", Sntp_StatusToStr( SntpErrorTimeNotSupported ) );
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_STRING( "SntpErrorDnsFailure", Sntp_StatusToStr( SntpErrorDnsFailure ) );
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_STRING( "SntpErrorNetworkFailure", Sntp_StatusToStr( SntpErrorNetworkFailure ) );
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_STRING( "SntpServerNotAuthenticated", Sntp_StatusToStr( SntpServerNotAuthenticated ) );

test/unit-test/core_sntp_serializer_utest.c

@@ -877,32 +877,20 @@ void test_ConvertToUnixTime_InvalidParams( void )
 
     /* Use same memory for UNIX seconds and microseconds as we are not
      * testing those values. */
-    uint32_t unixTime;
+    UnixTime_t unixTime;
+    uint32_t unixTimeMs;
 
     /* Test with NULL SNTP time. */
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL( SntpErrorBadParameter, Sntp_ConvertToUnixTime( NULL,
                                                                       &unixTime,
-                                                                      &unixTime ) );
+                                                                      &unixTimeMs ) );
     /* Test with NULL output parameters. */
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL( SntpErrorBadParameter, Sntp_ConvertToUnixTime( &sntpTime,
                                                                       NULL,
-                                                                      &unixTime ) );
+                                                                      &unixTimeMs ) );
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL( SntpErrorBadParameter, Sntp_ConvertToUnixTime( &sntpTime,
                                                                       &unixTime,
                                                                       NULL ) );
-
-    /* Test with time before UNIX epoch or 1st Jan 1970 .*/
-    sntpTime.seconds = SNTP_TIME_AT_UNIX_EPOCH_SECS - 5;
-    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL( SntpErrorTimeNotSupported, Sntp_ConvertToUnixTime( &sntpTime,
-                                                                          &unixTime,
-                                                                          &unixTime ) );
-
-    /* Test with timestamp that after largest UNIX time for signed 32-bit integer systems
-     * (i.e. after 18 Jan 2036 3:14:07) */
-    sntpTime.seconds = SNTP_TIME_AT_LARGEST_UNIX_TIME_SECS + 5;
-    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL( SntpErrorTimeNotSupported, Sntp_ConvertToUnixTime( &sntpTime,
-                                                                          &unixTime,
-                                                                          &unixTime ) );
 }
 
 /**
@@ -912,7 +900,7 @@ void test_ConvertToUnixTime_InvalidParams( void )
 void test_ConvertToUnixTime_Nominal( void )
 {
     SntpTimestamp_t sntpTime = TEST_TIMESTAMP;
-    uint32_t unixTimeSecs;
+    UnixTime_t unixTimeSecs;
     uint32_t unixTimeMs;
 
 #define TEST_SNTP_TO_UNIX_CONVERSION( sntpTimeSecs, sntpTimeFracs,               \

tools/cmock/coverage.cmake

@@ -14,9 +14,12 @@ execute_process( COMMAND lcov --directory ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}
                          --base-directory ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}
                          --initial
                          --capture
-                         --rc lcov_branch_coverage=1
+                         --rc branch_coverage=1
+                         --ignore-errors empty
+                         --ignore-errors source
                          --rc genhtml_branch_coverage=1
                          --output-file=${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/base_coverage.info
+                         --quiet
         )
 file(GLOB files "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin/tests/*")
 
@@ -45,11 +48,14 @@ execute_process(COMMAND ruby
 # capture data after running the tests
 execute_process(
             COMMAND lcov --capture
-                         --rc lcov_branch_coverage=1
+                         --rc branch_coverage=1
+                         --ignore-errors empty
+                         --ignore-errors source
                          --rc genhtml_branch_coverage=1
                          --base-directory ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}
                          --directory ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}
                          --output-file ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/second_coverage.info
+                         --quiet
         )
 
 # combile baseline results (zeros) with the one after running the tests
@@ -60,11 +66,17 @@ execute_process(
                          --add-tracefile ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/second_coverage.info
                          --output-file ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/coverage.info
                          --no-external
-                         --rc lcov_branch_coverage=1
+                         --rc branch_coverage=1
+                         --ignore-errors empty
+                         --ignore-errors source
+                         --quiet
         )
 execute_process(
-            COMMAND genhtml --rc lcov_branch_coverage=1
+            COMMAND genhtml --rc branch_coverage=1
+                            --ignore-errors empty
+                            --ignore-errors source
                             --branch-coverage
                             --output-directory ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/coverage
                                 ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/coverage.info
+                            --quiet
         )