Re: [RFC PATCH 00/10] Use __kernel_[u]long_t for x32 user space compatibility

[H. Peter Anvin]

On 05/17/2012 04:25 PM, David Daney wrote:
>>
>> Do you have any basis whatsoever for that statement?
> 
> You should have asked for a 'solid basis'.
> 
> My basis is that the name '__kernel_ulong_t' implies, in my mind, that
> it would have the width of a kernel unsigned long.

The namespace __kernel_* doesn't mean "as used in the kernel" but rather
"exported by the kernel".  But yes, see also Linus' criticism.

	-hpa


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H. Peter Anvin, Intel Open Source Technology Center
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