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DateTue, 13 Oct 2009 21:38:58 -0700
From"H. Peter Anvin" <>
SubjectRe: [RFC][v8][PATCH 0/10] Implement clone3() system call
On 10/13/2009 09:36 PM, Sukadev Bhattiprolu wrote:
>
> Would it help to use a type clone_flags_64_t to make the distinction
> between types more explicit ?
>

The problem with using the same flags in two places, one as a 32-bit and
one as a 64-bit number, is that using one in the wrong place will cause
silent, but deadly, truncation.

-hpa

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H. Peter Anvin, Intel Open Source Technology Center
I work for Intel. I don't speak on their behalf.



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