32bit UID support might go into Linux 2.4

[Andreas Jaeger]

Hi *, 

Linux wrote:

Linux> The other minor thing I still want done is the 32-bit uid/gid thing, but
Linux> it's another of those things where I want to think about it before
Linux> applying patches (and like the LFS patches, I probably won't end up
Linux> applying them all at once, but do it my own way in pieces, building up
Linux> the infrastructure..).

Chris has made patches for 32bit UID support which are available via:
< http://www.engin.umich.edu/caen/systems/Linux/code/misc/2.3/ >

The latest glibc patch is:
< http://www.engin.umich.edu/caen/systems/Linux/code/misc/2.3/19991210/glibc-2.1.2-highuid.patch >
and the kernel patches are in:
< http://www.engin.umich.edu/caen/systems/Linux/code/misc/2.3/19991215/ >

I've helped Chris a little bit with the glibc patches but they might
need a little bit further work - but I do think it's better to wait
until they're in the kernel.

It might be a good idea if others could look over the kernel patches
*before* the inclusion of the patches in the kernel and send their
feedback to Chris.

Thanks,
Andreas
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 Andreas Jaeger
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