Re: [PATCH] orinoco rfmon

Greg KH
2005-02-28T07:45:00Z

On Sat, Feb 26, 2005 at 02:45:49PM -0800, Eric Gaumer wrote:
> What is the difference between u* and uint*_t ? Both are derived from the
> same basic data type.
>
> typedef unsigned char __u8;
> typedef __u8 uint8_t;
>
> And...
>
> typedef unsigned char u8;

Don't use the uint*_t types, they are not correct. See the lkml
archives for why this is true.

Use the u8 for when you are in the kernel, and __u8 when you need it for
a variable that crosses the userspace/kernelspace barrier.

thanks,

greg k-h