Re: lib/39215: getdevmajor()/major() types don't match

[David Holland <dholland%eecs.harvard.edu@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR lib/39215; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: David Holland <dholland%eecs.harvard.edu@localhost>
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Subject: Re: lib/39215: getdevmajor()/major() types don't match
Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2008 18:01:13 -0400

 On Thu, Jul 31, 2008 at 09:50:02PM +0000, Matthias Drochner wrote:
  > christos%zoulas.com@localhost said:
  >> Don't change dev_t back to int please. dev_t in the christos_time_t
  >> branch is uint64_t! 
  >  
  > I'd never dare to touch dev_t itself -- the patch is just about
  > the return value of the userland getdevmajor() function.
 
 I've made a note to change getdevmajor() to return long in said branch
 when the time comes.
 
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    - David A. Holland / dholland%eecs.harvard.edu@localhost