On Sat, Jun 04, 2011 at 01:09:19PM -0500, David Young wrote: > Is there a good reason that we are not using <stdbool.h> and <stdint.h> > in the kernel, instead of <sys/stdint.h> and <sys/types.h>? It seems > to me that we could cut simplify by using the same headers for the same > definitions everywhere.
The kernel is a standalone environment as defined by the C standard. As such there is little reason to expect stdbool.h and stdint.h to provide the "normal" behavior. Compare malloc(3) and malloc(9)... Joerg
