Re: [PATCH v2] linux/types.h: always export 64bit aligned defines

[Andreas Schwab]

Mike Frysinger <vapier@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> On Friday 02 January 2009 09:24:39 Andreas Schwab wrote:
>> Mike Frysinger <vapier@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>> > These these defines dont actually conflict with normal userspace / C
>> > library types, there's no reason to hide them behind the
>> > __KERNEL_STRICT_NAMES define.
>>
>> aligned_u64 would pollute the name space, wouldn't it?
>
> if by "pollute the name space" you mean "it'll be defined where it normally 
> wasnt before", then yes.

I mean that it may conflict with normal userspace which is the whole
point of being hidden.

Andreas.

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