Re: userspace access to "u8", "u16", etc. types with filter.h

Tom Eastep (2951fb0f2a46fedad05bfa8cc3d70df5@interlinx.bc.ca)
Sat, 23 Jan 1999 22:33:35 +0000 ( )


from the quill of "Khimenko Victor" <khim@sch57.msk.ru> on scroll
<ABCSTgsuK0@khim.sch57.msk.ru>
>
> Copy needed structures to your program and ask glibc folks to add
> definition
> in next glibc version.

Wow! Really? I guess I am surprised something as O/S specific as LPF
would have any interface in the libc. Is it really libc's job to
provide O/S specific interfaces? I guess libc would be a huge beast
with lots of O/S specific macros in that case, yes?

> In glibc. Ask glibc folks to add it. While it's not added just copy
> structure to you program. BTW glibc folks could change definition (for
> example UID is 16bit in kernel now, but 32bit in glibc) and add
> wrapper
> for syscall -- when this will be done you'll redo your program...

OK.

b.

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