From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG  Wed Jul 23 15:11:47 2003
Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG>
Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org
Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125])
	by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8A8D837B401
	for <current@freebsd.org>; Wed, 23 Jul 2003 15:11:47 -0700 (PDT)
Received: from ns1.xcllnt.net (209-128-86-226.bayarea.net [209.128.86.226])
	by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A4E7D43F85
	for <current@freebsd.org>; Wed, 23 Jul 2003 15:11:46 -0700 (PDT)
	(envelope-from marcel@xcllnt.net)
Received: from dhcp01.pn.xcllnt.net (dhcp01.pn.xcllnt.net [192.168.4.201])
	by ns1.xcllnt.net (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h6NMBAwO022610;
	Wed, 23 Jul 2003 15:11:10 -0700 (PDT)
	(envelope-from marcel@piii.pn.xcllnt.net)
Received: from dhcp01.pn.xcllnt.net (localhost [127.0.0.1])
	by dhcp01.pn.xcllnt.net (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h6NMB9Tc000839;
	Wed, 23 Jul 2003 15:11:09 -0700 (PDT)
	(envelope-from marcel@dhcp01.pn.xcllnt.net)
Received: (from marcel@localhost)
	by dhcp01.pn.xcllnt.net (8.12.9/8.12.9/Submit) id h6NMB9Ut000838;
	Wed, 23 Jul 2003 15:11:09 -0700 (PDT)
	(envelope-from marcel)
Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2003 15:11:09 -0700
From: Marcel Moolenaar <marcel@xcllnt.net>
To: Julian Elischer <julian@elischer.org>
Message-ID: <20030723221109.GA790@dhcp01.pn.xcllnt.net>
References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0307231441410.60197-100000@InterJet.elischer.org>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Disposition: inline
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0307231441410.60197-100000@InterJet.elischer.org>
User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.4i
cc: FreeBSD current users <current@freebsd.org>
Subject: Re: fuword(), suword(), etc.
X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1
Precedence: list
List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current
	<freebsd-current.freebsd.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current>,
	<mailto:freebsd-current-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-current>
List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-current@freebsd.org>
List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-current-request@freebsd.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current>,
	<mailto:freebsd-current-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2003 22:11:47 -0000

On Wed, Jul 23, 2003 at 02:48:41PM -0700, Julian Elischer wrote:
> 
> I'd like to have a "suptr and fuptr" to be able to save and read
> user pointers in a "machine independent" manner..

Sounds good to me.

> for i386 it would be an alternate name for fuword32() and suword32()
> I'm not sure what it would be on other architectures....

fuword64 and suword64. PowerPC is like i386.

-- 
 Marcel Moolenaar	  USPA: A-39004		 marcel@xcllnt.net