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SubjectRe: [linux-lvm] Re: [RFLART] kdev_t in ioctls
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> > Glibc disagrees with you (bits/types.h):
> >
> > typedef __u_quad_t __dev_t; /* Type of device numbers. */
> >
> > We'd have to use __kernel_dev_t instead which again pulls kernel
> > headers in..
>
> Argg. That's also non-funny:

glibc is meant to disagree. glibc provides a virtualised dev_t to user space
so that the kernel one can be expanded in future without application
breakage.
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