Re: [PATCH V2 1/1] Drivers: hv: Implement the file copy service

[Olaf Hering]

On Tue, Jan 14, K. Y. Srinivasan wrote:

> +enum hv_fcopy_op {
> +	START_FILE_COPY = 0,
> +	WRITE_TO_FILE,
> +	COMPLETE_FCOPY,
> +	CANCEL_FCOPY,
> +};
> +
> +struct hv_fcopy_hdr {
> +	enum hv_fcopy_op operation;
> +	uuid_le service_id0; /* currently unused */
> +	uuid_le service_id1; /* currently unused */
> +} __attribute__((packed));

Is enum a fixed size? This struct is used in other structs, so I wonder
what will happen to the kernel/user protocol if any of that changes. Or
with a 64bit kernel and 32bit daemon. Maybe operation should be __u32?


Olaf
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