Re: [PATCH] new system call mknod64

From: David S. Miller (davem@redhat.com)
Date: Sun Apr 20 2003 - 16:43:36 EST


   From: Andries.Brouwer@cwi.nl
   Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2003 23:26:24 +0200 (MEST)
   
   Such an abstract statement nobody can disagree with.
   Do you have an opinion in the mknod case?
   
If you are trying to reach 64-bit dev_t's, why not
use __u64 as the argument?

What I wouldn't be happy with would be any usage of
"long" or pointers as that is the usual source of troubles.
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