linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH 1/1] selftest/net: fix FILE

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Message-ID: <20180810060341epcms5p4e8defed12cf0adeccd4d8d1e3c93c6b3@epcms5p4>
Date:   Fri, 10 Aug 2018 11:33:41 +0530
From:   Maninder Singh <maninder1.s@...sung.com>
To:     David Laight <David.Laight@...LAB.COM>,
        Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>,
        "davem@...emloft.net" <davem@...emloft.net>
CC:     "shuahkh@....samsung.com" <shuahkh@....samsung.com>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-api@...r.kernel.org" <linux-api@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "edumazet@...gle.com" <edumazet@...gle.com>,
        PANKAJ MISHRA <pankaj.m@...sung.com>,
        AMIT SAHRAWAT <a.sahrawat@...sung.com>,
        Vaneet Narang <v.narang@...sung.com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH 1/1] selftest/net: fix FILE_SIZE for 32 bit
 architecture.

>> >
>> >What about using more conventional size_t instead of "unsigned long long" ?
>> 
>> size_t is also equivalent to unsigned long and it will not hold value of (1 << 35) for 32 bit system.
>> So we can do two things.
> 
>Wouldn't the 'correct' type be off_t ?
>In any case, IIRC, you have to do really horrid things in Linux to
>access files larger than 2G on 32bit systems.
> 
>        David

Any inputs.

Thanks,
Maninder Singh