Re: 64-syscall args on 32-bit vs syscall()

[Benjamin Herrenschmidt]

On Thu, 2010-03-18 at 12:03 -0500, Steven Munroe wrote:
> Sorry in and long are compatible in 32-bit but not long long.
> 
> int and long are not compatible in 64-bit
> 
> It is hard the keep all the nodes and arguments straight.
> 
> But the concern about changing the prototype and are people actually
> using the prototype are still valid.

Well, using the macro trick instead would fix that problem, code
wouldn't build if it doesn't include unistd.h :-)

Cheers,
Ben.


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