Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [git pull 09/14] Uinput: add UI_SET_SWBIT ioctl | From | Benjamin Herrenschmidt <> | Date | Thu, 24 Nov 2005 10:28:33 +1100 |
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> > to userland via read() ... cool, a structure that is not compatible > > between 32 and 64 bits passed around via a read call. that will be fun > > to fix. > > > > It would need the same treatment as evdev got. Entire uinput is not > 32/64 bit friendly (hostorically). However, it should be used by an > userspace "driver", not an ordinary program, so we probably shoudl > just require using native-sized binary with uinput.
Not realistic. Some distros still don't have 64 bits userland ...
Ben.
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