> On 27 May 1999, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
>
> > Okay, 2.3 is out; it's time to get some fundamental data types
> > expanded:
> >
> > REQUIRED:
> >
> > uid_t, gid_t: 32 bits minimum, 32 bits probably OK.
>
> Some ISPs and mail servers may have more than 65536 users on one system.
> I would propose to make uid_t and gid_t 64 bits.
>
I vote for 32 bits, *some* ISPs have more than 65536 users, but they can
find others solutions, like using SQL databases for users accounts, if we
use a gid_t of 64 bits its more 32 bits for every gid_t variable, this
will increase up the size of kernel and decresing the speed with a feature
for only a couple of ISPs. IMHO.
-- Augusto Cesar Sekure SDI http://www.sekure.org
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