On Sun, Apr 03, 2005 at 02:30:11PM +0200, Dag Arne Osvik wrote: > Yes, but wouldn't it be much better to avoid code like the following, > which may also be wrong (in terms of speed)? > > #ifdef CONFIG_64BIT // or maybe CONFIG_X86_64? > #define fast_u32 u64 > #else > #define fast_u32 u32 > #endif
... and with such name 99% will assume (at least at the first reading) that it _is_ 32bits. We have more than enough portability bugs as it is, no need to invite more by bad names. - 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/
