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Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2007 10:26:39 +0100 From: Oliver Hartkopp <oliver@...tkopp.net> To: David Miller <davem@...emloft.net> CC: sam@...nborg.org, urs@...ogud.escape.de, netdev@...r.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH net-2.6.25] CAN: Fix plain integer definitions in userspace header & new CAN version 20071227 David Miller wrote: > From: Oliver Hartkopp <oliver@...tkopp.net> > Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2007 21:14:57 +0100 > > >> This patch fixes the use of plain integers instead of __u32 in a struct >> that is visible from kernel space and user space. As this change is user >> visible this patch also updates the CAN version to 20071227. >> >> Thanks to Sam Ravnborg for pointing out the wrong plain int usage. >> >> It applies on the current net-2.6.25 tree. >> > > The types are exactly the same size regardless of anything. > > There is no reason to make such a big fuss about this, changing the > CAN version etc. > > Also, since CAN has never shown up in a released kernel, there is > nothing to be incompatible with. > The CAN stuff is also available in the 'SocketCAN' SVN for older 2.6 Kernels and i backported the latest code to Kernel 2.4 two weeks ago as some people still use it. As a change in bcm.h is user visable i just wanted to freeze the latest version of the header files into a consistent CAN version for Mainline, older 2.6 and 2.4 Kernels. That was the reason for creating version 20071227 *before* it hits a released Kernel. Thanks Oliver -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
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