linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Use __kernel_long_t in struct mq

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Date:	Thu, 26 Dec 2013 10:03:37 -0800
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	"H.J. Lu" <hjl.tools@...il.com>
CC:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Use __kernel_long_t in struct mq_attr

On 12/26/2013 09:59 AM, H.J. Lu wrote:
> 
>> but it would seem to give the wrong types when __BITS_PER_LONG in
>> userspace is 32.
>>
> 
> For x32,  __BITS_PER_LONG is 64, not 32. If __BITS_PER_LONG
>  is 32, my patch doesn't change anything.  If it works before,
> it still works.  If it is broken before, it remains broken.
> 
> I prefer my first patch, which is less clutter.  But I can't guarantee
> it is correct for all x3-like ABIs.  My second patch has more
> clutter, but it has no impact on other ABIs.
> 

It's rather simple to prove, which is to consider the generic definition
of __kernel_[u]long_t.

	-hpa

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