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

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Message-ID: <49A5E92E.8080505@zytor.com>
Date:	Wed, 25 Feb 2009 16:58:22 -0800
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
CC:	jengelh@...ozas.de, arnd@...db.de, sam@...nborg.org,
	kyle@...radead.org, mingo@...e.hu, 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

David Miller wrote:
> 
> Disagreed, I think we should have done what Arnd is doing
> a long time ago.
> 
> Ending up with linux/types.h in userspace for these kinds of
> interfaces is already a fore-gone conclusion, it happens
> already whether you like it or not.
> 
> And existing apps will work just fine, since they are already
> getting stdint.h
> 
> As for compile time, since you're already getting linux/types.h
> in your apps it's a non-argument.  But even if it was, what
> are you compiling netfilter utilities on?  A VAX?

I take it that you're OK that we merge Arnd's patchset?

	-hpa
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