Re: [Xen-devel] size_t and printk and Xen

[Keir Fraser <keir.fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 12/10/08 18:44, "Dan Magenheimer" <dan.magenheimer@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>> I'm no particular fan of size_t in hypervisor interfaces
>> though. So, for
>> example, switching xmalloc() interfaces to use unsigned int
>> instead would be
>> fine by me, and this would sidestep the issue perhaps?
> 
> I think C99 size_t may have compile-time type-checking uses so
> I'd be hesitant to remove it entirely.

Can you give a concrete example of how it helps us to use it within the
xmalloc interfaces? As far as I'm aware it's not useful at all, but I could
certainly be wrong as this aspect of the C spec is not something I've ever
really investigated.

 -- Keir



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