linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 08/10] IPC: message queue copy feature introduced

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Date:	Mon, 13 Aug 2012 14:35:26 +0400
From:	Stanislav Kinsbursky <skinsbursky@...allels.com>
To:	Manfred Spraul <manfred@...orfullife.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 08/10] IPC: message queue copy feature introduced

12.08.2012 13:48, Manfred Spraul пишет:
> I would keep it simple - unless there is a clear use case where "peek
> by id" is useful.
>
> Or - since MSG_COPY is linux specific anyway:
> What about storing the number of the message that should be returned in *msgp?
> Store it as "int64", just to avoid any 32/64 bit issues.

Sounds reasonable. But, probably, mtype suit better for message number.
I'll update.

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Stanislav Kinsbursky
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