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SubjectRe: Migrating to larger numbers
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Followup to:  <Pine.LNX.4.10.9905301039500.7057-100000@52-a-usw.rb1.blv.nwnexus.net>
By author: Tim Smith <tzs@tzs.net>
In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel
>
> How many problems would be introduced by making them both 128 bits and
> using the UUID algorithm to generate uids and gids?
>

Massive problems: POSIX requires that these types be integral types,
and there is no 128-bit integral type supported by any existing
compiler.

-hpa
--
"The user's computer downloads the ActiveX code and simulates a 'Blue
Screen' crash, a generally benign event most users are familiar with
and that would not necessarily arouse suspicions."
-- Security exploit description on http://www.zks.net/p3/how.asp

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