Jan Kara writes: > I've just found out that operations like constant_test_bit() take pointer > of different types on different architectures. In particular, x86_64, > blackfin and frv take void * while i386, s390 and m68k take unsigned long > *. Is this intended difference? Wouldn't using void * everywhere be more > appropriate? Thanks for answer in advance.
A bitmap is defined to be an array of unsigned longs. Using an array of a smaller or longer type will give different results on big-endian architectures. Therefore using unsigned long * is better, because it finds errors where callers are using an array of some other type. Paul. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
