linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Use __kernel_ulong_t in struct msqid64

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Date:	Thu, 26 Dec 2013 07:52:03 -0800
From:	"H.J. Lu" <hjl.tools@...il.com>
To:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Use __kernel_ulong_t in struct msqid64_ds

On Wed, Dec 25, 2013 at 08:08:07AM -0800, H.J. Lu wrote:
> Both x32 and x86-64 use the same struct msqid64_ds for system calls.
> But x32 long is 32-bit. This patch replaces unsigned long with
> __kernel_ulong_t in struct msqid64_ds.
> 

Here is the updated patch which uses __kernel_ulong_t only if
__BITS_PER_LONG == 64. 
 
H.J.

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