linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/8] staging: android: binder: replace explicit size types

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Date:	Fri, 5 Apr 2013 16:17:47 -0700
From:	Arve Hjønnevåg <arve@...roid.com>
To:	Serban Constantinescu <serban.constantinescu@....com>
Cc:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	Android Kernel Team <kernel-team@...roid.com>,
	John Stultz <john.stultz@...aro.org>,
	Dave Butcher <Dave.Butcher@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/8] staging: android: binder: replace explicit size types

On Thu, Apr 4, 2013 at 5:32 AM, Serban Constantinescu
<serban.constantinescu@....com> wrote:
>
> Since the binder driver uses both uint32_t and unsigned int any further
> kernel changes will be difficult to read. This patch fixes the inconsistent
> types usage.
>

Would it make more sense to only change the types that need to be
larger on a 64 bit system?

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Arve Hjønnevåg
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