Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 27 Feb 2005 23:44:08 -0800 | From | Greg KH <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] orinoco rfmon |
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On Sat, Feb 26, 2005 at 02:45:49PM -0800, Eric Gaumer wrote: > What is the difference between u* and uint*_t ? Both are derived from the > same basic data type. > > typedef unsigned char __u8; > typedef __u8 uint8_t; > > And... > > typedef unsigned char u8;
Don't use the uint*_t types, they are not correct. See the lkml archives for why this is true.
Use the u8 for when you are in the kernel, and __u8 when you need it for a variable that crosses the userspace/kernelspace barrier.
thanks,
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