Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 7 Aug 2000 10:18:45 -0400 | From | "Theodore Ts'o" <> | Subject | Re: 32bit Uid] |
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From: Thinh Vu <thivu@cisco.com> > I read you posting on32 bit support for new kernel. My name is Thinh, > i'm a computer science student at SJSU. Currently I > am working on installing a new kernel (2.4 kernel ) > for my red hat 6.2 box from www.kernel.org. I read some articles that > said the new 2.4 kernel supports 32bit user ids. I have installed > and configured a working a 2.4 kernel. But still can't get the 32bit > user id to work yet.
Um, I'm pretty sure it's not my posting you read.
The current status of 32-bit uid support is that while much of the infrastructure is there, the work wasn't completed. Note that in arch/i386/config.in, CONFIG_UID16 is hardcoded to "yes". I haven't been tracking the 32-bit uid work, so I'm not sure what's still left to be done on the i386 side. I've cc'ed the linux-kernel mailing list in case someone wants to comment.....
I do think it would be a good idea if we could get these interfaces working before 2.4 shipped; I'm assuming there can't be that much work left, right?
- Ted
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