From: David Woodhouse <dwmw2@infradead.org>
To: Peter Chubb <peter@chubb.wattle.id.au>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH, TRIVIAL] Fix argument of BLKGETSIZE64
Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2002 21:45:04 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <29395.1023914704@redhat.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <15623.44235.134423.210640@wombat.chubb.wattle.id.au>
peter@chubb.wattle.id.au said:
> The header in question *defines* the kernel to userspace interface.
> As such it is a kernel issue. Any interface exposed to userspace must
> use types that are common to userspace and the kernel. u64 is kernel
> only, therefore has no business being used in an ioctl declaration.
Consider it documentation. Implement it. Don't include it.
--
dwmw2
prev parent reply other threads:[~2002-06-12 20:45 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2002-06-12 5:02 [PATCH, TRIVIAL] Fix argument of BLKGETSIZE64 Peter Chubb
2002-06-12 5:41 ` Rusty Russell
2002-06-12 11:06 ` Peter Chubb
2002-06-12 13:22 ` Andreas Schwab
2002-06-12 13:47 ` David Woodhouse
2002-06-12 20:19 ` Peter Chubb
2002-06-12 20:45 ` David Woodhouse [this message]
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