Messages in this thread | ![/](/images/icornerl.gif) | | Date | Tue, 22 Apr 2003 03:01:53 +0100 | From | Jamie Lokier <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] new system call mknod64 |
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H. Peter Anvin wrote: > > Well, I have also done that of course. Both struct and u64 work well. > > Since only kdev_t.h knows about the actual structure of kdev_t > > it is very easy to switch. > > > > The main advantage with making it a struct is that it keep people from > doing stupid stuff like (int)dev where dev is a kdev_t... There is > all kinds of shit like that in the kernel...
If you want that good quality 64-bit code, try making it a struct containing just a u64 :)
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