Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2002 23:28:25 +1100 (EST) From: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au> To: "David E. O'Brien" <obrien@FreeBSD.org> Cc: cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, <cvs-all@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/lib/libc/gen getbsize.3 getbsize.c src/include stdlib.h Message-ID: <20021230231414.O46392-100000@gamplex.bde.org> In-Reply-To: <200212301112.gBUBCGv1043081@repoman.freebsd.org>
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On Mon, 30 Dec 2002, David E. O'Brien wrote: > obrien 2002/12/30 03:12:16 PST > > Modified files: > lib/libc/gen getbsize.3 getbsize.c > include stdlib.h > Log: > Back out the s/int */size_t */ commit. > It makes a difference on 64-bit arches, and no one really wants a 2^64 > block size [yet]. The mistake fixed by this commit has nothing to do with supporting block sizes of 2^64. It has to do with supporting field widths of SIZE_T_MAX characters in the header that reports block sizes. A field width of 2^64 won't be needed until block sizes reach approximately 10^(2^64). Fields this wide will take some time to read and generate mail about lines not fitting on 80-column terminals ;-). Bruce To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message
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