On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 08:40:55AM +0100, Darryl Miles wrote:
>
> * Create a new API call (that is a real function, not a macro) that:
> ** implements BIO_tell64() that returns "loff_t" type. Maybe
> someone can confirm my expectation that the loff_t will ALWAYS be (at
> least) 64bit wid
Jeff Saremi wrote:
That's right. Not only the actual implementation but more the API do not
support 64bit values being passed around.
jeff
That's right. Not only the actual implementation but more the API do not
support 64bit values being passed around, even on systems where the
native lseek
On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 10:40:01AM +0200, Andy Polyakov wrote:
>
> You've got to appreciate the irony. Even though "systems" are referred
> to as "some," we can as well stop pretending that we are not talking
> about Win64. And on Win64 off_t is ... 32 bits. But even in real POSIX
> environment of
openssl.org] On Behalf Of Andy Polyakov
> Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2010 1:19 PM
> To: openssl-dev@openssl.org
> Subject: Re: FWD: Enhancement Request: 64bit BIO API
>
> [...]
>
> Are we talking about file BIO? It should be 64-bit on 64-bit [Unix]
> platforms. "Should b
>> The specific concern is that (e.g.) the BIO seek and tell
>> operations use long for parameters, which on some 64-bit systems is
>> still 32 bits.
>>
>> They need to use size_t or a specific 64-bit type.
>
> No. size_t is wrong; it may be 32 bits on platforms where file offsets
> can be 64 bit
On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 01:29:55PM -0400, Erik Tkal wrote:
> Hi Andy,
>
> The specific concern is that (e.g.) the BIO seek and tell operations use long
> for parameters, which on some 64-bit systems is still 32 bits.
>
> They need to use size_t or a specific 64-bit type.
No. size_t is wrong; i
-Original Message-
From: owner-openssl-...@openssl.org [mailto:owner-openssl-...@openssl.org] On
Behalf Of Andy Polyakov
Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2010 1:19 PM
To: openssl-dev@openssl.org
Subject: Re: FWD: Enhancement Request: 64bit BIO API
[...]
Are we talking about file BIO? It should
> In another hi-jacked thread I think it was determined that the current
> OpenSSL BIO API does not support 64bit operations.
Could you provide a reference?
> This post is to
> request that such support be added to OpenSSL.
>
> With the 32bit operating systems disappearing fast on desktops and
>
In case this is the right forum for this post.
Original Message
Date: 2010-10-12 18:07:53
From: Jeff Saremi
To: openssl-us...@openssl.org
Subject:Enhancement Request: 64bit BIO API
In another hi-jacked thread I think it was determined that the current
OpenSSL BIO API does n