Re: [PATCH 1/2] BDI: Provide backing device capability information

From: Andrew Morton
Date: Mon Mar 07 2005 - 06:49:21 EST


David Howells <dhowells@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > > So I should fold the two other bitfields back into the capabilities mask
> > > and make it an unsigned long.
> >
> > I suppose so. Although unsigned int would be preferable.
>
> Any particular reason? It's mixed in with other unsigned longs and pointers
> after all...

Just that it's the natural wordsize of the machine, and uses less storage.
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