Re: [PATCH] x86 byteorder.h: use __asm__/__inline__ for userspace

["H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>]

Mike Frysinger wrote:
> 
> {su}{8,16,32,64} doesnt matter too much to me vs {u,}int_t{8,16,32,64}_t.  as 
> long as people stop using __{su}{8,16,32,64}.  using the latter though does 
> mean headers will more likely be "just usable" w/out needing linux/types.h 
> include.  but then people would be forced to include stdint.h or similar 
> before a linux header ... and that sucks.
> 

That is a total non-starter.  This would mean that the C library itself
cannot use these headers without exporting additional symbols into the
namespace, *WHICH IT IS NOT ALLOWED TO DO*.

> unless of course we start adding appropriate C library includes for 
> !__KERNEL__ ... i'd love that personally
> 
>> and bool into the appropriate __{su}{8,16,32,64}
>> types and _Bool.
> 
> i dont get your bool comment.  the "bool" type is already a standard type.  
> there is no conversion needed.

Only if <stdbool.h> is included.  Again, see previous statement.

	-hpa

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