Messages in this thread | | | From | <> (peeter joot) | Subject | Re: UID width (msq_ds) | Date | Mon, 11 Jan 1999 09:48:00 -0500 (EST) |
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> > If anybody is interested I can put together a consolidated patch set = > (along > > with the libc changes to take advantage of them) and repost them. All > =20 > I think the concern is that libc won't be compatible with: > 1. existing apps that link to it > 2. existing apps that interact with new apps
The kernel still sets the old fields, and there aren't binary compatability issues. There are some libc changes needed if one wants to take advantage of the new "wide" fields, but they are also relatively simple.
Peeter -- Peeter Joot peeterj@ca.ibm.com
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