Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 30 Jan 2006 09:26:09 -0800 | From | Greg KH <> | Subject | Re: [Xen-devel] Re: [PATCH 2.6.12.6-xen] sysfs attributes for xen |
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On Mon, Jan 30, 2006 at 12:17:17PM -0500, Mike D. Day wrote: > Dave Hansen wrote: > >In the final version, there will be available Xen headers, and the patch > >won't need the open-coded 1024? > > Good question, I need some advice. The Xen hcall headers get soft-linked > into every paravirtualized OS tree: linux, bsd, solaris, etc. In linux > right now the xen version.h shows up as /include/asm-xen/version.h. > > This file uses typedefs for every important parameter. For example, typedef > char [1024] xen_capabilities_info_t;. > But as Greg says TYPEDEFS ARE EVIL.
Then just make it a structure. All the operating systems will be able to handle that just fine :)
thanks,
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