On Thu, Sep 20, 2007 at 05:57:49PM +0200, Paolo Giarrusso wrote: > Yes, indeed - or sign extension on 64bit machines would set to 1 the whole > high-word. > > But using long for that mask makes no difference; either int or long > long (or better, either u32 or u64) should be used, given that the > used signal range is the same on 32 and 64bit machines, it should > be u32 for normal signals or u64 if RT-signals are also allowed.
We don't use RT signals for anything, so we could use u32. I don't see it making much difference though. Jeff -- Work email - jdike at linux dot intel dot com - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/