Re: [RFC][PATCH] A generic boolean

From: Jes Sorensen
Date: Fri Aug 04 2006 - 14:53:16 EST


H. Peter Anvin wrote:
Jes Sorensen wrote:

That's how the ABI is defined.

That the ABI for long long or the ABI for uint64_t? Given that u64 is a
Linux thing, it ought to be ok to do the alignment the right way within
the kernel.


And what will break if you make that switch?

If we are lucky, some binary only modules? :-)

But you're right, it may just have to be documented as one of those
nasty issues to watch out for.

Cheers,
Jes
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