Re: [PATCH 2/2]: Use `unsigned' for packet lengths

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On 11/28/06, Gerrit Renker <gerrit@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
|  On 11/29/06, Gerrit Renker <gerrit@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
|  > Quoting Ian McDonald:
|  > |  I think I didn't explain my point well here. You can't change to u32
|  > |  but need to be unsigned int (not u64).
|  > Don't get this: u32 is a 32-bit unsigned value and therefore looks sufficient - and you
|  > are proposing `unsigned int' to have easier conversion to skb->len, right?
|  >
|  OK. On 64 bit platform unsigned int = 64 bits and we are passing a 64
|  bit argument (skb->len) into a 32 bit parameter. We either need to
|  explicitly typecast or change wherever you have put u32 to unsigned
|  int.
|
|  Arnaldo probably knows which way is better from his experience.
My suggestion then is
 a) remove third arg of send_packet(), use skb->len directly
 b) implement `unsigned int' as third parameter of packet_sent()

==> Arnaldo what do you think?

Checking... Agreed, send the patch please

- Arnaldo
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