linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] virtio: uapi: avoid usage of libc types

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Message-Id: <24d6eb84-acce-4316-a650-52e30cb3f5f1@app.fastmail.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2025 09:46:14 +0100
From: "Arnd Bergmann" <arnd@...db.de>
To: Thomas Weißschuh <thomas.weissschuh@...utronix.de>,
 "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>, "Jason Wang" <jasowang@...hat.com>,
 "Xuan Zhuo" <xuanzhuo@...ux.alibaba.com>,
 Eugenio Pérez <eperezma@...hat.com>
Cc: virtualization@...ts.linux.dev, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] virtio: uapi: avoid usage of libc types

On Mon, Dec 22, 2025, at 09:00, Thomas Weißschuh wrote:
> Using libc types and headers from the UAPI headers is problematic as it
> introduces a dependency on a full C toolchain.
>
> On Linux 'unsigned long' works as a replacement for 'uintptr_t' and does
> not depend on libc.
>
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Weißschuh <thomas.weissschuh@...utronix.de>

Acked-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>