In article <20070212054652.GA24959@baal.public.ulaval.ca>,
Arnaud Lacombe  <arnaud.lacombe.1@ulaval.ca> wrote:
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>On Sun, Feb 11, 2007 at 11:46:39PM +0100, Quentin Garnier wrote:
>> On Sun, Feb 11, 2007 at 02:27:22PM -0500, Arnaud Lacombe wrote:
>> > I'd like to change the size of the `vnd_size' member of struct vnd_ioctl
>> > from `int' to `u_quad_t' (or any other unsigned 64bits type, but
>> > u_quad_t is used by `struct vattr->va_size').
>> 
>> uint64_t should be preferred for new code.
>ok, done
>
>> > Does the change needs any compatibility layer to be added ? 
>> 
>> The process is quite simple:  keep a copy of the current structure with
>> a different name (e.g., oldvnd_ioctl), and create new ioctl commands
>> referencing that structure with the name OXXX.
>> 
>> E.g.:
>> 
>> #define OVNDIOCSET       _IOWR('F', 0, struct oldvnd_ioctl)
>> 
>> Then you add an entry in ioctl handler for those commands that do what
>> they're supposed to do (i.e., in that case convert the value), and put
>> those specific parts under COMPAT_40.
>> 
>does the attached patch looks good ?
>
> - Arnaud

Sure...

christos