linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] fuse: uapi: use UAPI types

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Message-Id: <26513f47-37d8-47d0-a6d2-acaa1bf8ec44@app.fastmail.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2025 22:09:23 +0100
From: "Arnd Bergmann" <arnd@...db.de>
To: Thomas Weißschuh <thomas.weissschuh@...utronix.de>,
 "Miklos Szeredi" <miklos@...redi.hu>
Cc: linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] fuse: uapi: use UAPI types

On Tue, Dec 30, 2025, at 13:10, Thomas Weißschuh wrote:
> Using libc types and headers from the UAPI headers is problematic as it
> introduces a dependency on a full C toolchain.
>
> Use the fixed-width integer types provided by the UAPI headers instead.
> To keep compatibility with non-Linux platforms, add a stdint.h fallback.
>
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Weißschuh <thomas.weissschuh@...utronix.de>

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