linux-kernel - Re: Commit 085219f79cad broke Sparc-32 back in 2.6.28.

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Date:	Fri, 26 Mar 2010 20:37:45 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	rob@...dley.net
Cc:	blauwirbel@...il.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Commit 085219f79cad broke Sparc-32 back in 2.6.28.

From: Rob Landley <rob@...dley.net>
Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2010 22:35:47 -0500

> What exactly was the problem with just saying "unsigned short" when you mean 
> an unsigned short?  The way x86 does, and arm?  (If these ever change, it 
> breaks binary compatability.  Not sure what these changes were trying to 
> accomplish...)

I was trying to use well defined types that described the
usage and the origin of the definition.

I'm happy to use "unsigned short" or whatever works better.
Please send a patch.
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