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SubjectRe: [PATCH] 32-bit UID support for 2.3.30pre6 (important update)
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> I just increased everything to machine word size with the thinking that
> that would be optimal for integer math. (is it more efficient to avoid
> shorts on risc architectures?)

Yes.

> I'll take a closer look at this. In the mean time, it shouldn't break
> anything by switching to longs, even if values > INT_MAX can't be set,
> right?

Right. Saving 2 bytes is a bit pointless. Anyone remember that Y2K problem
thing 8)


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