Herbert Xu wrote:
Dag Arne Osvik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
... and with such name 99% will assume (at least at the first reading)Agreed. The way I see it there are two reasonable options. One is to just use u32, which is always correct but sacrifices speed (at least with the current gcc). The other is to introduce C99 types, which Linus doesn't seem to object to when they are kept away from interfaces (http://infocenter.guardiandigital.com/archive/linux-kernel/2004/Dec/0117.html).
that it _is_ 32bits. We have more than enough portability bugs as it
is, no need to invite more by bad names.
There is a third option which has already been pointed out before:
Use unsigned long.
Yes, as Kulewski pointed out, unsigned long is at least 32 bits wide and therefore correct. Whether it's also fastest is less of a concern, but it is so for at least the x86* architectures. So, sure, I'll use it.
Cheers all,
-- Dag Arne
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