linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] creds: suppress warning in get

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Date:	Mon, 19 Jan 2009 20:19:00 +0000
From:	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
To:	Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>
Cc:	dhowells@...hat.com, James Morris <jmorris@...ei.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"Hannes Eder" <hannes@...neseder.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] creds: suppress warning in get_cred

Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au> wrote:

> We do have uintptr_t inside the kernel (it is typedeffed to unsigned
> long) but I used it explicitly because its type is defined to be large
> enough to store any pointer.

I believe that within the kernel, unsigned long is guaranteed to be the same
size as a pointer; so much code will break if this is not true.

> However, I have also verified that using a newer compiler (4.3.2 in my
> case) makes the warning go away as Hannes Eder pointed out when
> mentioning his earlier patch.
> 
> So, your choice.

I don't mind you putting the cast in, but I'd prefer the cast to be via
unsigned long, and I think it should have a comment to indicate why the extra
cast is necessary.

David
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