Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:38:58 -0700 | From | "H. Peter Anvin" <> | Subject | Re: [RFC][v8][PATCH 0/10] Implement clone3() system call |
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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
-- H. Peter Anvin, Intel Open Source Technology Center I work for Intel. I don't speak on their behalf.
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