linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] usb: fix warning in usbtest module

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Date:	Sun, 08 May 2011 23:02:01 -0500
From:	Greg Dietsche <gregory.dietsche@....edu>
To:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
CC:	Alan Stern <stern@...land.harvard.edu>, mfuzzey@...il.com,
	tom.leiming@...il.com, ak@...ux.intel.com,
	linux-usb@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] usb: fix warning in usbtest module


On 05/08/2011 05:58 PM, Greg KH wrote:
> Sorry, but no, use 'unsigned long' please. In the kernel, it's
> guaranteed to hold the size of a pointer, that is one of the
> requirements of Linux.
>
> And as for C99, those types don't make any sense in the kernel, only in
> userspace.  See Linus's posts on this a few years back on lkml if you
> want all of the details.
>    
Thank-you for the explanation! I will go and look up Linus's post. Since 
I'm new around here, please let me know if there are things I can do 
better and/or differently.

Thanks,
Greg

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