Re: [PATCH 2/5] ptrace: implement PTRACE_SEIZE

[Denys Vlasenko]

On Saturday 18 June 2011 10:30, Tejun Heo wrote:
> > I propose to define PTRACE_EVENT_STOP as 64 instead, leaving 64 low
> > PTRACE_EVENT_foo constants for possible future PTRACE_O_foo bits.
> > 
> > [32 should be enough too, but I feel paranoid today :)]
> 
> But this might not be a bad idea.  Given that we also support 32bit
> archs, going over 32 wouldn't help much tho.

In 2030, 32 bit will be sort of like 16 bit today :)
and we'll suddenly find it not impossible to use bit positions >= 32.

(and I will be so old it's not funny)

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