Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 27 Feb 2005 23:48:06 -0800 | From | Eric Gaumer <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] orinoco rfmon |
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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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