Re: i386 cleanups

Abramo Bagnara (abramo@alsa-project.org)
Wed, 18 Apr 2001 11:10:35 +0200


Jeff Garzik wrote:
>
> Pavel Machek wrote:
> >
> > Hi!
> >
> > These are tiny cleanups you might like. sizes are "logically"
> > long. No, it does not matter on i386.
> >
> > processor.h makes INIT_TSS look much more readable. [Please tell me
> > applied or rejected]
> >
> > Pavel
> >
> > Index: include/asm-i386/posix_types.h
> > ===================================================================
> > RCS file: /home/cvs/Repository/linux/include/asm-i386/posix_types.h,v
> > retrieving revision 1.1.1.1
> > diff -u -u -r1.1.1.1 posix_types.h
> > --- include/asm-i386/posix_types.h 2000/09/04 16:50:33 1.1.1.1
> > +++ include/asm-i386/posix_types.h 2001/02/13 13:49:18
> > @@ -16,9 +16,9 @@
> > typedef unsigned short __kernel_ipc_pid_t;
> > typedef unsigned short __kernel_uid_t;
> > typedef unsigned short __kernel_gid_t;
> > -typedef unsigned int __kernel_size_t;
> > -typedef int __kernel_ssize_t;
> > -typedef int __kernel_ptrdiff_t;
> > +typedef unsigned long __kernel_size_t;
> > +typedef long __kernel_ssize_t;
> > +typedef long __kernel_ptrdiff_t;
>
> If it doesn't matter on i386 why bother?

It helps with printf %-formats to avoid some arch specific warnings.

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