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From: Andreas Schwab <schwab@linux-m68k.org>
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Joakim Tjernlund <joakim.tjernlund@transmode.se> writes:

> I am getting confused about on how to test for Endian in the kernel code. In user
> space one uses #if __BYTE_ORDER == __LITTLE_ENDIAN or #if __BYTE_ORDER == __BIG_ENDIAN
>
> I can see lots of kernel headers using this test too

Only outside of __KERNEL__.

Andreas.

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