RE: [PATCH] RDMA/siw: Fix compiler warnings on 32-bit due to u64/pointer abuse

[David Laight]

From: Geert Uytterhoeven
> Sent: 19 August 2019 18:15
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> > I think a cast to unsigned long is rather more common.
> >
> > uintptr_t is used ~1300 times in the kernel.
> > I believe a cast to unsigned long is much more common.
> 
> That is true, as uintptr_t was introduced in C99.
> Similarly, unsigned long was used before size_t became common.
> 
> However, nowadays size_t and uintptr_t are preferred.

Isn't uintptr_t defined by the same standard as uint32_t?
If the former is allowed so should the latter.

	David

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