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From: Russell King <rmk@arm.linux.org.uk>
To: David Weinehall <tao@acc.umu.se>
Cc: Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz>,
	kernel list <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
	Rusty trivial patch monkey Russell  <trivial@rustcorp.com.au>
Subject: Re: save_flags() should take unsigned long
Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2002 16:54:35 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20020326165435.D14744@flint.arm.linux.org.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20020304184653.GA8646@elf.ucw.cz> <20020326142955.E16636@khan.acc.umu.se>

On Tue, Mar 26, 2002 at 02:29:55PM +0100, David Weinehall wrote:
> The correct way to fix this would be:
> 
> <in suitable header-file; suggestions welcome>
> typedef flags_t unsigned long;

You mean typedef unsigned long flags_t;

However, people will still write:

{
	int flags;

	save_flags(flags);

because 'int' is faster to type than 'flags_t'.  About the only way
you're going to stop it dead is to do:

   typedef struct { unsigned long val; } flags_t;

and then save_flags(x)/restore_flags(x) use (x).val

-- 
Russell King (rmk@arm.linux.org.uk)                The developer of ARM Linux
             http://www.arm.linux.org.uk/personal/aboutme.html


      parent reply	other threads:[~2002-03-26 16:54 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2002-03-04 18:46 save_flags() should take unsigned long Pavel Machek
2002-03-26 13:29 ` David Weinehall
2002-03-26 13:46   ` Pavel Machek
2002-03-26 13:47   ` Richard B. Johnson
2002-03-26 16:54   ` Russell King [this message]

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