Hi, > This fixes a problem identified by Mark Salter on C6X big-endian > systems. We should not use "unsigned short int mode"; the proper type is > in theory mode_t, but here we need to use kernel_mode_t since this > structure is used for communication with the kernel, and some targets > have a 16-bit kernel_mode_t and 32-bit mode_t.
haven't looked closely, but if this header gets installed on target, [__]kernel_mode_t is not/should not be defined. If the structure is not meant to be used on target, than it should be guarded (like _LIBC), else we should use mode_t here and handle accordingly in code. Peter > > Please also compare linux-2.6/include/asm-generic/ipcbuf.h, which uses > the same definition for mode/pad1 as the one introduced by the patch. > > > Bernd -- Empfehlen Sie GMX DSL Ihren Freunden und Bekannten und wir belohnen Sie mit bis zu 50,- Euro! https://freundschaftswerbung.gmx.de _______________________________________________ uClibc mailing list [email protected] http://lists.busybox.net/mailman/listinfo/uclibc
