linux-kernel - Re: Confusion in usr/include/asm-generic/fcntl.h

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Date:	Wed, 21 Jan 2009 09:13:43 +0100
From:	Helge Deller <deller@....de>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
CC:	arnd@...db.de, jaswinder@...nel.org, mingo@...e.hu, x86@...nel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-parisc@...r.kernel.org,
	Kyle McMartin <kyle@...artin.ca>
Subject: Re: Confusion in usr/include/asm-generic/fcntl.h

From: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
>> On parisc, there is a major confusion in this area, at some point, all
>> checks for __LP64__ got replaced with CONFIG_64BIT there. While I have
>> not understood what the problem with __LP64__ was, the check for
>> CONFIG_64BIT on parisc user space looks very wrong.

I think the parisc mess is my fault. I once replaced the __LP64__ by 
CONFIG_64BIT and forgot that some files are exported to userspace.
I'll clean that up and send patches.

Thanks for catching this!

Helge
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