linux-kernel - Re: [patch 5/7] make netfilter use strict integer types

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Message-ID: <alpine.LSU.2.00.0902260137001.23768@fbirervta.pbzchgretzou.qr>
Date:	Thu, 26 Feb 2009 01:39:20 +0100 (CET)
From:	Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@...ozas.de>
To:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
cc:	arnd@...db.de, Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>,
	Kyle McMartin <kyle@...radead.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Jaswinder Singh Rajput <jaswinderrajput@...il.com>,
	mingo@...hat.com, dwmw2@...radead.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-arch@...r.kernel.org,
	netfilter-devel@...r.kernel.org, coreteam@...filter.org
Subject: Re: [patch 5/7] make netfilter use strict integer types


On Thursday 2009-02-26 01:14, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
>>[...]
>> IMHO, __uXX should be replaced by uintX_t, but a move this great I
>> will leave to future generations because there is just too much
>> persisting opinions wrt. such proposal. As such I'd like to join
>> and persist on my position and that uintX that we have should be kept.
>
> We *CAN'T* replace __uXX with uintX_t.  Period, full stop, end of story.

Would the mindful master please elaborate why this is so, if it is
indeed not a personal decision.
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