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Re: Default linux __xstat gives 16-bit st_uid:s, while i386 __xstat gives 32 bits
- To: Hans-Peter Nilsson <hans-peter dot nilsson at axis dot com>
- Subject: Re: Default linux __xstat gives 16-bit st_uid:s, while i386 __xstat gives 32 bits
- From: Ulrich Drepper <drepper at redhat dot com>
- Date: 10 Apr 2001 14:49:09 -0700
- Cc: libc-alpha at sources dot redhat dot com
- References: <200104101245.OAA03690@ignucius.axis.se>
- Reply-To: drepper at cygnus dot com (Ulrich Drepper)
Hans-Peter Nilsson <hans-peter.nilsson@axis.com> writes:
> To wit, is there a reason why the default
> sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/xstat.c does not do as in
> sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/xstat.c and use the stat64 kernel
> call when it is available?
Because 64-bit platforms and any new platform don't need it (the
latter it least should not need it).
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