Re: [PATCH] new system call mknod64

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

Followup to:  <UTC200304202212.h3KMCIW15403.aeb@smtp.cwi.nl>
By author:    Andries.Brouwer@cwi.nl
In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel
>
> > the _right_ interface is keeping the <major, minor> tuple explicit
> 
> Good! I debated with myself and changed three times between
> 
> 	mknod64(path, mode, major, minor);
> 
> and
> 
> 	mknod64(path, mode, devhi, devlo);
> 
> 
> This becomes the fourth time.
> 
> Andries
> 
> [My choice is still unsigned int major, minor.
> Do you prefer __u32?]
> 

Yes, if we are splitting it we definitely should make it __u32
(uint32_t), especially to be nice to the 64/32 platforms.

	-hpa

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