Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S934433AbZAOVCV (ORCPT ); Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:02:21 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1765744AbZAOUaV (ORCPT ); Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:30:21 -0500 Received: from nlpi025.sbcis.sbc.com ([207.115.36.54]:38610 "EHLO nlpi025.prodigy.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S933036AbZAOUaT (ORCPT ); Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:30:19 -0500 Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:29:11 -0600 (CST) From: Christoph Lameter X-X-Sender: cl@quilx.com To: Rusty Russell cc: Ingo Molnar , akpm@linux-foundation.org, torvalds@linux-foundation.org, andi@firstfloor.org, ak@linux.intel.com, rth@twiddle.net, sfr@canb.auug.org.au, travis@sgi.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [patch 2/8] compiler-gcc.h: add more comments to RELOC_HIDE In-Reply-To: <200901151227.27935.rusty@rustcorp.com.au> Message-ID: References: <200901100040.n0A0eruc013680@imap1.linux-foundation.org> <20090110122945.GA28033@elte.hu> <200901151227.27935.rusty@rustcorp.com.au> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-Spam-Score: -2.6 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 609 Lines: 15 On Thu, 15 Jan 2009, Rusty Russell wrote: > > The cast should cause the C compiler to drop all assumptions about size. > > No, and that's the point. Sorry, at this point you need to talk to a gcc expert. As I have said, I did and I believe what he told me. The gcc expert that created this measss is cced on this thread and so far he not spoken up. Richard? -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/