Default linux __xstat gives 16-bit st_uid:s, while i386 __xstat gives 32 bits

Ulrich Drepper drepper@redhat.com
Tue Apr 10 14:49:00 GMT 2001


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).

-- 
---------------.                          ,-.   1325 Chesapeake Terrace
Ulrich Drepper  \    ,-------------------'   \  Sunnyvale, CA 94089 USA
Red Hat          `--' drepper at redhat.com   `------------------------



More information about the Libc-alpha mailing list