linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 01/02] Elf: Always define elf_addr

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Date:	Thu, 2 Nov 2006 19:51:02 +0900
From:	"Magnus Damm" <magnus.damm@...il.com>
To:	"Jakub Jelinek" <jakub@...hat.com>
Cc:	"Magnus Damm" <magnus@...inux.co.jp>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	"Vivek Goyal" <vgoyal@...ibm.com>, "Andi Kleen" <ak@....de>,
	fastboot@...ts.osdl.org, Horms <horms@...ge.net.au>,
	"Dave Anderson" <anderson@...hat.com>, ebiederm@...ssion.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 01/02] Elf: Always define elf_addr_t in linux/elf.h

On 11/2/06, Jakub Jelinek <jakub@...hat.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 02, 2006 at 07:19:42PM +0900, Magnus Damm wrote:
> > --- 0001/include/linux/elf.h
> > +++ work/include/linux/elf.h  2006-11-02 15:44:10.000000000 +0900
> > @@ -352,12 +352,16 @@ typedef struct elf64_note {
> >    Elf64_Word n_type; /* Content type */
> >  } Elf64_Nhdr;
> >
> > +typedef Elf64_Off elf64_addr;
> > +typedef Elf32_Off elf32_addr;
> > +
>
> What are these typedefs useful for?  Isn't it better just to
> use Elf32_Addr and Elf64_Addr in the #defines below?

Sure, good idea. I just added them to follow the "style" of the rest
of the file.

Thanks,

/ magnus
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