Re: [RFC][PATCH 0/2] KABI example conversion and cleanup

[Kyle Moffett]

On Mar 26, 2006, at 16:18:29, Rob Landley wrote:
> > > The problem is things like u64 etc that is VERY common in all  
> > > headers, but then again __u64 etc are just fine, history has  
> > > proven that already.
> >
> > Agree. But to be on the safe side one can use uint64_t and friends  
> > (which the kernel can typedef to u64 and first degree relatives)
>
> Now that the kernel no longer targets gcc before 3.2, c99 names are  
> merely ugly rather than an actual problem. :)

No, they're still a problem in ABI headers because they have defined  
visibility.  A userspace program that does not include <stdint.h>  
will not have those types put in its namespace.  Including <sys/ 
time.h> _cannot_ bring <stdint.> in automatically, that breaks the  
POSIX symbol visibility rules.

Cheers,
Kyle Moffett

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