linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] Add C99-style constructor macros for specific-sized integers

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Date:	Sun, 2 Mar 2008 20:14:11 -0800
From:	David Brownell <david-b@...bell.net>
To:	Segher Boessenkool <segher@...nel.crashing.org>
Cc:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Linux Arch Mailing List <linux-arch@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] Add C99-style constructor macros for specific-sized integers

On Sunday 02 March 2008, Segher Boessenkool wrote:

> Do these new macros really buy anything over just writing LL in the
> few places that 64-bit constants are used?

The original workaround was to make the offending *SEC_TO_HZ_ADJ32
constants use "ULL" suffixes.  Certainly making the Perl script emit
those would be less intrusive.

- Dave

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