linux-kernel - Re: suspend2 merge (was Re: [Suspend2-devel] Re: CFS and suspend2: hang in atomic copy)

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Date:	Thu, 26 Apr 2007 13:26:41 +0200
From:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To:	Johannes Berg <johannes@...solutions.net>
Cc:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Nick Piggin <npiggin@...e.de>, Mike Galbraith <efault@....de>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Con Kolivas <kernel@...ivas.org>,
	suspend2-devel@...ts.suspend2.net, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org>,
	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>
Subject: Re: suspend2 merge (was Re: [Suspend2-devel] Re: CFS and suspend2: hang in atomic copy)

Hi!

> > This one should prevent ioctl numbers changing, too.
> 
> > -#define SNAPSHOT_ATOMIC_SNAPSHOT	_IOW(SNAPSHOT_IOC_MAGIC, 3, void *)
> > +#define SNAPSHOT_ATOMIC_SNAPSHOT	_IOW(SNAPSHOT_IOC_MAGIC, 3, u32) /* void * */
> 
> Afaict that'll actually change ioctl numbers breaking existing 64-bit
> userspace.

Yes, probably will. The other option is to break existing 32-bit
userspace, which is a bit more common AFAICT.
								Pavel
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