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SubjectRe: [2.6 patch] asm-generic/int-ll64.h: always provide __{s,u}64
Adrian Bunk wrote:
> On Mon, May 19, 2008 at 04:51:53PM -0700, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
>> Adrian Bunk wrote:
>>>> If it is going to be unconditionally offered, we could get rid of
>>>> __BYTEORDER_HAS_U64__ as a next step. Unless there is something I've
>>>> missed.
>>> Why do we need the byteorder headers in userspace at all?
>>>
>> Because Linux-specific software has depended on them for over 15 years
>> (they are a much better API than anything POSIX provides.) We can't
>> just yank them, and so it's better if they actually work.
>>
>> Yes, you can argue it should be glibc's job to provide them, but well,
>> why duplicate work when we already have a nicely working set.
>
> The worst thing is how many CONFIG_'s they currently leak to userspace.
>
> And e.g. the versions in the x86 header are therefore not the fastest
> ones (unless the userspace software #define's CONFIG_X86_BSWAP)...
>

This is a valid point. This should be __i486__ for userspace, which is
gcc's way to tell you if you're compiling with -march=i486.

-hpa


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