linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 01/11] vmci_context.patch: VMCI context list operations.

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Date:	Thu, 30 Aug 2012 13:57:29 -0700
From:	"gregkh@...uxfoundation.org" <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:	George Zhang <georgezhang@...are.com>
Cc:	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org" 
	<virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 01/11] vmci_context.patch: VMCI context list operations.

On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 09:38:08AM -0700, George Zhang wrote:
> +/* VMCICptBufInfo: Used to set/get current context's checkpoint state. */
> +struct vmci_ctx_chkpt_buf_info {
> +       uint64_t cptBuf;
> +       uint32_t cptType;
> +       uint32_t bufSize;
> +       int32_t result;
> +       uint32_t _pad;
> +};

Please use the proper kernel types when you are passing structures
across the kernel/user boundry (hint, you should NEVER be using the
uint*_t types in the kernel).  You need to fix up all of the structures
that you pass through your ioctl, to use the correct __ types, and fix
up everything else to use the other types.

Also, you have a crazy variable naming scheme everywhere, remember, you
can use vowels and '_' characters :)

greg k-h
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