Re: struct stat

Matthew Wilcox (Matthew.Wilcox@genedata.com)
Fri, 12 Mar 1999 11:08:16 +0100

Albert D. Cahalan wrote:
> Matthew Wilcox writes:
> > So it is quite clear that one can reasonably expect to compare st_dev
> > with the = operator, and therefore glibc is in error.
> No surprise there. They use a 56-bit major and a 8-bit minor too!
> They will need to redo everything for ino_t and others anyway.

> In your case, change __dev_t to __u32 (which you may define) and
> add padding every place that __dev_t was used. Assuming you are
> using a PC, add your padding after the __dev_t.

> Tell them to wait for the kernel next time rather than trying to
> decide Linux data types all by themselves.

For the record, I am not interested in bashing the libc developers.
By and large, I think they do a good job in difficult circumstances.
I am only interested in having a solution to the problem. I therefore
wish to disassociate myself from Albert's remarks.

-- 
Matthew Wilcox <willy@bofh.ai>
"I decry the current tendency to seek patents on algorithms.  There are
better ways to earn a living than to prevent other people from making use of
one's contributions to computer science."  -- Donald E. Knuth, TAoCP vol 3


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