Re: [PATCH] orinoco rfmon

[Greg KH]

On Sat, Feb 26, 2005 at 02:45:49PM -0800, Eric Gaumer wrote:
> What is the difference between u* and uint*_t ? Both are derived from the 
> same basic data type.
> 
> typedef unsigned char __u8;
> typedef         __u8            uint8_t;
> 
> And...
> 
> typedef unsigned char u8;

Don't use the uint*_t types, they are not correct.  See the lkml
archives for why this is true.

Use the u8 for when you are in the kernel, and __u8 when you need it for
a variable that crosses the userspace/kernelspace barrier.

thanks,

greg k-h
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