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SubjectRe: kernel header separation
On Mon, Sep 08, 2003 at 10:32:49AM -0400, Jeff Garzik wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 08, 2003 at 10:25:45AM -0400, Jeff Garzik wrote:
> > Whenever I see "__u8", I think "non-standard, gcc-specific dependency"
>
> Ignore this, I stand corrected: these are kernel types.
>
> Regardless, I still prefer the C99 size-specific types, as they are the
> most portable across all compilers, and you can depend on the compiler
> to provide them for you. No need to define them yourself.

bzzt. glibc provides them, not gcc.

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