linux-kernel - Re: Build regressions/improvements in v3.0-rc5 (ssize

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Date:	Thu, 30 Jun 2011 11:32:14 +0200
From:	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
Cc:	Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...otime.net>,
	Linux Kernel Development <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Mikael Starvik <starvik@...s.com>,
	Jesper Nilsson <jesper.nilsson@...s.com>,
	linux-cris-kernel@...s.com
Subject: Re: Build regressions/improvements in v3.0-rc5 (ssize_t ???)

On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 10:56, Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org> wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 10:43:47AM +0200, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
>> > Better fix the code to use the proper %zd specifier for printing ssize_t
>> > variables.
>>
>> We cannot, as that would break on all other platforms that use the
>> correct ssize_t.
>
> %zd is specified as the correct format for ssize_t.

And the code is already using that!
But cris overrides ssize_t to a different type than expected by the compiler.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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