On 12/28/2013 08:33 AM, Christoph Hellwig wrote: > > Independent on how this fixes things, how does the kernel_long_t name > here make any sense? > > On x86-64 "kernel" long always is 64 bits wide. The userspace ABI long > might be 32 or 64bits wide. > > Currently kernel_long_t has almost no uses, so it might be a good time > to fix the name, define the rules for it, and last but not least > properly document the intent for thse types. >
The definition is "an integer type the same width as 'long' for the native kernel type for the ABI". If you have any suggestions for a better name, or for that matter, a better alternative, that would be genuinely appreciated... -hpa -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/