From: David Woodhouse <dwmw2@infradead.org>
To: Andi Kleen <ak@muc.de>
Cc: Ulrich Drepper <drepper@redhat.com>, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: hammer: MAP_32BIT
Date: Sat, 10 May 2003 21:10:19 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1052597418.1881.2.camel@lapdancer.baythorne.internal> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20030510014803.GA16407@averell>
On Sat, 2003-05-10 at 02:48, Andi Kleen wrote:
> > Oh, and please rename MAP_32BIT to MAP_31BIT. This will save nerves on
> > all sides.
>
> I bet changing it will cost more nerves in supporting all these people
> whose software doesn't compile anymore. And it's not really a lie. 2GB
> is 32bit too.
If that's _really_ an issue, then also provide MAP_32BIT which does what
its name implies.
Anyone who was using MAP_32BIT in the knowledge that it really limits to
31 bits gets the breakage they deserve for not reporting and fixing the
problem at the time.
--
dwmw2
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2003-05-10 19:57 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 29+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2003-05-09 7:35 hammer: MAP_32BIT Ulrich Drepper
2003-05-09 9:20 ` Andi Kleen
2003-05-09 11:28 ` mikpe
2003-05-09 11:38 ` Andi Kleen
2003-05-09 11:52 ` mikpe
2003-05-09 12:16 ` Andi Kleen
2003-05-09 18:11 ` H. Peter Anvin
2003-05-09 19:24 ` Ulrich Drepper
2003-05-09 20:55 ` H. Peter Anvin
2003-05-09 21:45 ` Ulrich Drepper
2003-05-09 22:07 ` H. Peter Anvin
2003-05-09 22:20 ` Ulrich Drepper
2003-05-09 22:21 ` H. Peter Anvin
2003-05-09 22:20 ` Timothy Miller
2003-05-09 22:20 ` H. Peter Anvin
2003-05-09 22:46 ` Timothy Miller
2003-05-09 23:24 ` H. Peter Anvin
2003-05-13 14:25 ` Timothy Miller
2003-05-09 22:22 ` Ulrich Drepper
2003-05-09 22:53 ` Timothy Miller
2003-05-09 23:24 ` Ulrich Drepper
2003-05-10 0:00 ` Edgar Toernig
2003-05-10 0:58 ` Ulrich Drepper
2003-05-10 2:51 ` Edgar Toernig
2003-05-09 17:36 ` H. Peter Anvin
2003-05-09 17:39 ` Ulrich Drepper
2003-05-10 1:48 ` Andi Kleen
2003-05-10 20:10 ` David Woodhouse [this message]
2003-05-13 18:54 ` H. Peter Anvin
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