On Saturday 22 Oct 2005 01:06, Yoshinori K. Okuji wrote: > On Saturday 22 October 2005 01:46 am, Timothy Baldwin wrote:
> > Misleading as POSIX uses off_t as a byte offset. Also grub_off_t would be > > logical type name for file offsets, which should use a separate type to > > aid changing it. > > I disagree. The development environment of GRUB was created to be > intentionally similar to POSIX. For example, look at the usage of > grub_size_t. It is rather convenient that one can guess how to program in > GRUB based on an experience on POSIX. That is exactly my point. POSIX uses off_t as a byte counts into files, the type we are discussing the name of is used for sector counts. > > Also grub_off_t is used in kern/mm.c to count bytes of memory. > > What is bad? It should use grub_size_t for memory, in order follow POSIX. -- Member AFFS, WYLUG, SWP (UK), UAF, RESPECT, StWC No to software patents! Victory to the iraqi resistance!
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