On Sat, Feb 26, 2005 at 02:45:49PM -0800, Eric Gaumer wrote: > What is the difference between u* and uint*_t ? Both are derived from the > same basic data type. > > typedef unsigned char __u8; > typedef __u8 uint8_t; > > And... > > typedef unsigned char u8;
Don't use the uint*_t types, they are not correct. See the lkml archives for why this is true. Use the u8 for when you are in the kernel, and __u8 when you need it for a variable that crosses the userspace/kernelspace barrier. thanks, greg k-h - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
