Re: PR/44847 CVS commit: src/sys/sys

[Martin Husemann <martin%NetBSD.org@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR standards/44847; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Martin Husemann <martin%homeworld.netbsd.org@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
Cc: christos%NetBSD.org@localhost, jruohonen%iki.fi@localhost
Subject: Re: PR/44847 CVS commit: src/sys/sys
Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2012 11:57:03 +0000

 On Sat, Mar 17, 2012 at 09:35:02PM +0000, Christos Zoulas wrote:
 >  Log Message:
 >  PR/44847: Jukka Ruohonen: blksize_t should be signed.
 >  http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/000095399/basedefs/sys/types.h.html
 
 I object to this change, that part of the standard is obviously bogus
 and should not be blindly followed.
 
 What use would a negative blocksize have?
 
 Martin