On 10/13/2009 09:36 PM, Sukadev Bhattiprolu wrote:
>
> Would it help to use a type clone_flags_64_t to make the distinction
> between types more explicit ?
>
The problem with using the same flags in two places, one as a 32-bit and
one as a 64-bit number, is that using one in the wrong place will cause
silent, but deadly, truncation.
-hpa
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