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From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
To: "H.J. Lu" <hjl.tools@gmail.com>, LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Use __kernel_long_t in struct mq_attr
Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2013 09:53:14 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <52BC6D0A.8060407@zytor.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20131226155410.GH23355@gmail.com>

On 12/26/2013 07:54 AM, H.J. Lu wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 25, 2013 at 08:58:34AM -0800, H.J. Lu wrote:
>> Both x32 and x86-64 use the same struct mq_attr for system calls.  But
>> x32 long is 32-bit. This patch replaces long with __kernel_long_t in
>> struct mq_attr.
>>
> 
> Here is the updated patch which uses __kernel_long_t only if
> __BITS_PER_LONG == 64. 
>  

That seems wrong in multiple ways... not only does it add more clutter,
but it would seem to give the wrong types when __BITS_PER_LONG in
userspace is 32.

	-hpa


  reply	other threads:[~2013-12-26 17:53 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2013-12-25 16:58 [PATCH] Use __kernel_long_t in struct mq_attr H.J. Lu
2013-12-26 15:54 ` H.J. Lu
2013-12-26 17:53   ` H. Peter Anvin [this message]
2013-12-26 17:59     ` H.J. Lu
2013-12-26 18:03       ` H. Peter Anvin
2013-12-26 18:10         ` H.J. Lu

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