Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 2 Dec 1999 11:42:03 +0100 | From | Dominik Kubla <> | Subject | Re: [RFC] proposed IPC changes to support 32-bit UIDs |
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On Wed, Dec 01, 1999 at 01:45:18PM -0500, Chris Wing wrote: > > we cannot rename the user space structures: > > msqid_ds,... are predefined names from the SUS standard, we > > must rename the kernel structures. > > The kernel headers should not be included in user applications, since > glibc provides its own headers defining msqid_ds, semid_ds, shmid_ds, etc. > This will only be a problem if someone wants to include the kernel headers > directly in his/her application (did the old libc5 do it this way, > though?)
Didn't SysV enlarge its structures in a compatible way? Eg having the start of the struct being compatible to the old 16bit stuff and then simply tack the 32bit stuff on at the end? I am sure i saw this somewhere....
Dominik
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