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Date:      Tue, 10 Feb 2015 17:14:41 -0600
From:      Bob Willcox <bob@immure.com>
To:        John-Mark Gurney <jmg@funkthat.com>
Cc:        Erich Dollansky <erichsfreebsdlist@alogt.com>, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: top, fixed buffer length in utils.c
Message-ID:  <20150210231440.GB471@rancor.immure.com>
In-Reply-To: <20150203003307.GG27103@funkthat.com>
References:  <20150201175159.7fa88d16@B85M-HD3-0.alogt.com> <20150203003307.GG27103@funkthat.com>

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On Mon, Feb 02, 2015 at 04:33:07PM -0800, John-Mark Gurney wrote:
> Erich Dollansky wrote this message on Sun, Feb 01, 2015 at 17:51 +0800:
> > int can be 64 bits on a amd64 machine. Why is the author of this code
> > so sure that we will never cross the 32 bit boundary?
> 
> Per others, int is currently 32bits on all platforms we support...
> 
> I guess adding:
> CTASSERT(sizeof(int) <= 4);
> 
> would help fix your concern?  at least now the expectation is codified
> and if it breaks, the build will break..
> 
> -- 
>   John-Mark Gurney				Voice: +1 415 225 5579
> 

If/when the size of an int ever changes from being 32 bits, top will be the
least of our worries!

Bob

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Bob Willcox    | You climb to reach the summit, but once
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