Re: [PATCH 01/24] types: create <asm-generic/int-*.h>

[H. Peter Anvin]

Matthew Wilcox wrote:
> On Fri, Apr 25, 2008 at 12:10:40PM -0700, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> > Well, compatibility with userspace is probably one aspect of that. 
> > x86-64 is the odd man out there, it defines __s64 as "long long" even 
> > for userspace, even though int64_t from <stdint.h> is "long".  This, 
> > IMO, is the Wrong Thing, but it's a separate set of changes.
> >
> > The right thing to do is probably to always use "long long" in the 
> > kernel, while defining __s64 et al as "long" on 64-bit platforms when 
> > not under __KERNEL__.
> >
> > Again, this is a separate set of changes from this patchset, which is 
> > just a code transformation.
>
> Understood, and agreed.  It just seemed like an opportune time to
> mention the problem of printing a u64.

I have to admit to liking the Windows extension %I64u for this kind of 
stuff.  Unfortunately gcc/glibc decided to use I for internationalized 
digits instead :(

	-hpa
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