linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/8] Update kernel uabi header files for x32

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Message-ID: <20140120175033.GA11534@infradead.org>
Date:	Mon, 20 Jan 2014 09:50:33 -0800
From:	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
To:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
Cc:	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>,
	"H.J. Lu" <hjl.tools@...il.com>,
	linux-arch <linux-arch@...r.kernel.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Ralf Baechle <ralf@...ux-mips.org>,
	Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>,
	Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/8] Update kernel uabi header files for x32

On Mon, Jan 20, 2014 at 09:46:41AM -0800, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> This comment by Christoph was literally the only feedback on this
> patchset.  The definition of __kernel_[u]long_t is "the size of 'long'
> for the native kernel for the ABI".  H.J.'s patchset only affects x86
> (specifically x86-64) since on all other platforms __kernel_[u]long_t is
> simply defined as long/unsigned long.

Btw, sorry for the delay in getting back yo your question.  How about
__abi_long_t or __kabi_long_t instead?

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