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SubjectRe: [RFC][PATCH] A generic boolean
H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> Jes Sorensen wrote:
>>
>>> That's how the ABI is defined.
>>
>> That the ABI for long long or the ABI for uint64_t? Given that u64 is a
>> Linux thing, it ought to be ok to do the alignment the right way within
>> the kernel.
>>
>
> And what will break if you make that switch?

If we are lucky, some binary only modules? :-)

But you're right, it may just have to be documented as one of those
nasty issues to watch out for.

Cheers,
Jes
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