I prefer using size_t for all string and data sizes, if for no other reason that it is what the C and POSIX standards uses.
/Simon ni...@lysator.liu.se skrev: >ni...@lysator.liu.se (Niels Möller) writes: > >> I think it would make some sense to adopt the principle that key >sizes >> use unsigned (since keys by definition are small objects), and >message >> sizes use size_t. > >I'm now leaning towards using size_t also for all function arguments >which are key sizes. There should be no performance penalty in most >cases, and very small penalty also when arguments are passed on the >stack. And it may reduce warnings about truncation to smaller type if >one passes, e.g, the output of strlen. I'll stick to unsigned in struct >nettle_cipher and some of the internal functions, though. > >I created the branch size_t-changes, now available also in the public >repo. I think I have converted everything except the unfinished openpgp >code. > >Regards, >/Niels > >-- >Niels Möller. PGP-encrypted email is preferred. Keyid C0B98E26. >Internet email is subject to wholesale government surveillance. -- Skickat från min Android-telefon med K-9 E-post. Ursäkta min fåordighet. _______________________________________________ nettle-bugs mailing list nettle-bugs@lists.lysator.liu.se http://lists.lysator.liu.se/mailman/listinfo/nettle-bugs
