[PATCH 17/18] Provide __size_t via <sys/_types.h>

Craig Howland howland@LGSInnovations.com
Thu Apr 14 15:36:00 GMT 2016


On 04/14/2016 07:54 AM, Sebastian Huber wrote:
> Various FreeBSD source and header files need a typedef __size_t via
> <sys/_types.h>.  Unfortunately the GCC provided <stddef.h> uses
>
> 	#if (defined (__FreeBSD__) && (__FreeBSD__ >= 5)) \
> 	  || defined(__DragonFly__) \
> 	  || defined(__FreeBSD_kernel__)
> 	/* __size_t is a typedef on FreeBSD 5, must not trash it. */
> 	#elif defined (__VMS__)
> 	/* __size_t is also a typedef on VMS.  */
> 	#else
> 	#define __size_t
> 	#endif
>
> and therefore defines __size_t on Newlib targets which would trash a
> __size_t typedef.  Include <stddef.h> before <sys/_types.h> in
> <sys/types.h> and undefine __size_t in <sys/_types.h> as a workaround.
>
> Signed-off-by: Sebastian Huber <sebastian.huber@embedded-brains.de>
> ---
>   newlib/libc/include/sys/_types.h | 15 +++++++++++++++
>   newlib/libc/include/sys/types.h  |  3 +--
>   2 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/newlib/libc/include/sys/_types.h b/newlib/libc/include/sys/_types.h
> index 73f1de6..6ea9bff 100644
> --- a/newlib/libc/include/sys/_types.h
> +++ b/newlib/libc/include/sys/_types.h
> @@ -119,6 +119,21 @@ typedef _off64_t _fpos64_t;
>   #endif
>   #endif
>   
> +/* Defined by GCC provided <stddef.h> */
> +#undef __size_t
> +
> +#ifndef __machine_size_t_defined
> +#ifdef __SIZE_TYPE__
> +typedef __SIZE_TYPE__ __size_t;
> +#else
> +#if defined(__INT_MAX__) && __INT_MAX__ == 2147483647
> +typedef int __size_t;
> +#else
> +typedef long __size_t;
> +#endif
> +#endif
> +#endif
> +
>   #ifndef __machine_ssize_t_defined
>   #ifdef __SIZE_TYPE__
>   /* If __SIZE_TYPE__ is defined (gcc) we define ssize_t based on size_t.
> diff --git a/newlib/libc/include/sys/types.h b/newlib/libc/include/sys/types.h
> index 57b74ef..3391753 100644
> --- a/newlib/libc/include/sys/types.h
> +++ b/newlib/libc/include/sys/types.h
> @@ -56,11 +56,10 @@ typedef	quad_t *	qaddr_t;
>   #ifndef __need_inttypes
>   
>   #define _SYS_TYPES_H
> +#include <stddef.h>
>   #include <sys/_types.h>
>   #include <sys/_stdint.h>
>   
> -# include <stddef.h>
> -
>   #if __BSD_VISIBLE
>   #include <machine/endian.h>
>   #include <sys/select.h>
The ordering distinction described in your email is "lost" by not being in the 
code.  Since the ordering is important, it should be noted.  Perhaps something like

+#include <stddef.h>	/* must be before sys/_types.h for __size_t considerations */

Craig



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