On Wed, 2016-07-13 at 09:13 +0100, Szabolcs Nagy wrote: > On 12/07/16 21:24, Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) wrote: > >> .BR AT_HWCAP > >> -A pointer to a multibyte mask of bits whose settings > >> +A four byte long bit-mask whose settings > >> indicate detailed processor capabilities. > > why is it four byte long? > > it's a long and the target abi decides how many > bits of that is used. > For platforms that support 32- and 64-bit modes, maintaining AT_HWCAP at 32-bits simplifies code portability. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-man" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
