On Thu, Mar 17, 2016 at 08:19:50AM +0100, Hans Petter Selasky wrote:
H> On 03/16/16 21:36, Gleb Smirnoff wrote:
H> > On Wed, Mar 16, 2016 at 08:37:52AM +0000, Hans Petter Selasky wrote:
H> > H> Modified: head/sys/sys/sysctl.h
H> > H> 
==============================================================================
H> > H> --- head/sys/sys/sysctl.h       Wed Mar 16 06:42:15 2016        
(r296932)
H> > H> +++ head/sys/sys/sysctl.h       Wed Mar 16 08:37:52 2016        
(r296933)
H> > H> @@ -654,8 +654,10 @@ TAILQ_HEAD(sysctl_ctx_list, sysctl_ctx_e
H> > H>         SYSCTL_OID(parent, nbr, name,                                   
\
H> > H>             CTLTYPE_OPAQUE | CTLFLAG_MPSAFE | (access),                 
\
H> > H>             (ptr), (len), sysctl_handle_counter_u64_array, "S", descr); 
\
H> > H> -       CTASSERT(((access) & CTLTYPE) == 0 ||                           
\
H> > H> -           ((access) & SYSCTL_CT_ASSERT_MASK) == CTLTYPE_OPAQUE)
H> > H> +       CTASSERT((((access) & CTLTYPE) == 0 ||                          
\
H> > H> +           ((access) & SYSCTL_CT_ASSERT_MASK) == CTLTYPE_OPAQUE) &&    
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H> > H> +           sizeof(counter_u64_t) == sizeof(*(ptr)) &&                  
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H> > H> +           sizeof(uint64_t) == sizeof(**(ptr)))
H> >
H> > I don't agree with the last line. Does it assert that counter_u64_t is
H> > implemented using uint64_t? That is true, but that is internal detail,
H> > that might be changed in future.
H> >
H> 
H> Yes, it asserts that counter_u64_t is a 64-bit counter, as the name of 
H> the typedef hints at.
H> 
H>  From the past experience there has been several cases where someone has 
H> changed a field in structure which is exported as a sysctl, and then the 
H> sysctls were never updated.

It could be that counter_u64_t becomes a machine dependent typedef, being
different size on different machines. Unlikely, but possible.

-- 
Totus tuus, Glebius.
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