Messages in this thread |  | | | Date | Sun, 27 Feb 2005 23:48:06 -0800 | | From | Eric Gaumer <> | | Subject | Re: [PATCH] orinoco rfmon |
Greg KH wrote:
> 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,
>
Thanks, I'll dig up those archives.
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