Re: [PATCH] x86, pkeys: fix siginfo ABI breakage from new field

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Hi Ingo,

On Mon, 29 Feb 2016 09:01:43 +0100 Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> * Stephen Rothwell <sfr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > > u32?  
> > 
> > It would have to be __u32, but we already use int and unsigned int
> > extensively in the siginfo structure (which are both always assumed to
> > be 32 bits).  So "unsigned int" probably makes most sense.  
> 
> No. This whole mishap is an object lesson in why it's a bad idea to ever use ABI 
> types outside of the __[us][8|16|32|64] space: some of them are 'fine', some of 
> them (like longs) are not.

Absolutely. I was just trying to be consistent with the rest of the structure.

Dave has submitted a follow up version which I have Acked.

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Cheers,
Stephen Rothwell
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