Re: x86_64: 32bit emulation problems

[Trond Myklebust]

to den 03.03.2005 Klokka 22:46 (+0100) skreiv Andi Kleen:

> > As far as the kernel is concerned, asm/posix_types defines
> > __kernel_ino_t as "unsigned long" on most platforms (except a few which
> > define is as "unsigned int). We don't care what size type glibc itself
> > uses.
> 
> That could easily be changed and even pass out 64bit inodes
> on 32bit systems.  The stat64 syscall ABI allows this.
> 
> Perhaps that should be done and then you could drop the truncation
> code. 

That would be the ideal solution. I don't see that the current system of
truncating is helping anyone.

> Of couse this would expose the glibc Bug Bernd ran into on 32bit
> too, but at some point they have to fix that bogosity anyways.

Right.

Cheers,
  Trond
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Trond Myklebust <trond.myklebust@xxxxxxxxxx>

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