Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 26 Mar 2010 20:37:45 -0700 (PDT) | Subject | Re: Commit 085219f79cad broke Sparc-32 back in 2.6.28. | From | David Miller <> |
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From: Rob Landley <rob@landley.net> Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2010 22:35:47 -0500
> What exactly was the problem with just saying "unsigned short" when you mean > an unsigned short? The way x86 does, and arm? (If these ever change, it > breaks binary compatability. Not sure what these changes were trying to > accomplish...)
I was trying to use well defined types that described the usage and the origin of the definition.
I'm happy to use "unsigned short" or whatever works better. Please send a patch.
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