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Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2001 12:49:45 +0200
From: Eivind Eklund <eivind@FreeBSD.org>
To: Mike Smith <msmith@FreeBSD.org>
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Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/sys bio.h
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On Wed, Jul 04, 2001 at 11:07:31PM -0700, Mike Smith wrote:
> Regardless, the above is both legal and desirable.  uintptr_t is an 
> arbitrary scalar type large enough to hold both an unsigned integer and a 
> pointer on the platform.

This is not the same as being able to use a void * to pass an integer.

If we want to limit FreeBSD to platforms where void * can hold integers for
increased coding convenience, we can do that - but that should be discussed
and documented.   As it is, the basic most of us try to follow is C89 unless
we really need to violate it.

> Most of the rest of the drivel you offer up is laughable, given that 
> you're writing a floppy disk driver, for crying out loud.

(A) You are insulting another of our contributors for no good reason.
Please keep civil.

(B) I've had quite a bit of headache due to your non-C89 hacks when running
static analysis on the kernel.  Maybe more than you saved by using them, maybe
less.  Assuming that non-compliant hacks are OK *do* have a cost for the
project, though, so please avoid encouraging people to be careless about them.

Eivind.

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