Re: [patch] Input cleanups for 2.5.29 [2/2]

Alexander Viro
2002-07-30T21:39:17Z

On Tue, 30 Jul 2002, Linus Torvalds wrote:

>
> On Wed, 31 Jul 2002, Brad Hards wrote:
> >
> > We shouldn't arbitrarily invent new types that could be trivially done with
> > standard types. Maybe we could retain existing usage for ABIs that are
> > unchanged from 2.0 days, but we certainly shouldn't be making the ABI
> > any worse.
>
> I disagree.
>
> I actively _dislike_ those stupid standard typenames. I don't want them in
> the kernel, and they have no advantages over the standard kernel types
> that have been there for a _loong_ time.

Strictly speaking, there might be a DISadvantage - IIRC, there's nothing to
stop gcc from
#define uint8_t unsigned long long /* it is at least 8 bits */
ICBW, but wasn't uint<n>_t only promised to be at least <n> bits?