Re: Commit 085219f79cad broke Sparc-32 back in 2.6.28.

[David Miller]

From: Rob Landley <rob@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2010 22:35:47 -0500

> What exactly was the problem with just saying "unsigned short" when you mean 
> an unsigned short?  The way x86 does, and arm?  (If these ever change, it 
> breaks binary compatability.  Not sure what these changes were trying to 
> accomplish...)

I was trying to use well defined types that described the
usage and the origin of the definition.

I'm happy to use "unsigned short" or whatever works better.
Please send a patch.
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