Messages in this thread | | | From | Samuel Tardieu <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 1/4] LOG2: Implement a general integer log2 facility in the kernel [try #4] | Date | 09 Oct 2006 22:55:55 +0200 |
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>>>>> "Jan" == Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@linux01.gwdg.de> writes:
>> That only offsets the problem a bit. You still have to derive >> uint32_t from somewhere.
Jan> The compiler could make it available as a 'fundamental type' - Jan> i.e. available without any headers, like 'int' and 'long'.
The compiler isn't allowed to pollute your namespace with symbols like that. What if someone defines uint32_t as a function for example in her code? (yes, this would be sick, but is allowed by default)
Sam -- Samuel Tardieu -- sam@rfc1149.net -- http://www.rfc1149.net/
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