Re: [PATCH] Core patch for 32-bit UIDs

Dan Kegel (dank@alumni.caltech.edu)
Thu, 16 Dec 1999 22:57:33 -0800

I'd like to put my +1 in for 32-bit UIDs.

Now, about those 16 bit PID's... is it really fair to
allow more users than threads or processes ?
(Just kidding. At least for now.)

[dank@krunch linux-2.3.33]$ grep 'typedef.*pid_t' include/*/*.h | grep short
include/asm-arm/posix_types.h: typedef unsigned short __kernel_ipc_pid_t;
include/asm-i386/posix_types.h: typedef unsigned short __kernel_ipc_pid_t;
include/asm-m68k/posix_types.h: typedef unsigned short __kernel_ipc_pid_t;
include/asm-ppc/posix_types.h: typedef short __kernel_ipc_pid_t;
include/asm-sh/posix_types.h: typedef unsigned short __kernel_ipc_pid_t;
include/asm-sparc/posix_types.h: typedef unsigned short __kernel_ipc_pid_t;
include/asm-sparc64/posix_types.h:typedef unsigned short __kernel_ipc_pid_t32;

- Dan

-- 
(The above is just my personal opinion; I don't speak for my employer,
 except on the occasional talk show.)


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