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# IRC, freenode, #hurd, 2011-11-14
<braunr> also, what's the best way to deal with types such as
<braunr> type cache_info_t = struct[23] of integer_t;
<braunr> whereas cache_info_t contains longs, which are obviously not
integer-wide on 64-bits processors
<braunr> ?
<youpi> you mean, to port mach to 64bit?
<braunr> no, to make the RPC declaration portable
<braunr> just in case :)
<youpi> refine integer_t into something more precise
<youpi> such as size_t, off_t, etc.
<braunr> i can't use a single line then
<braunr> struct cache_info contains ints, vm_size_t, longs
<braunr> should i just use the maximum size it can get ?
<braunr> or declare two sizes depending on the word size ?
<youpi> well, I'd say three
<braunr> youpi: three ?
<youpi> the ints, the vm_size_ts, and the longs
<braunr> youpi: i don't get it
<braunr> youpi: how would i write it in mig language ?
<youpi> I don't know the mig language
<braunr> me neither :)
<youpi> but I'd say don't lie
<braunr> i just see struct[23] of smething
<braunr> the original zone_info struct includes both integer_t and
vm_size_t, and declares it as
<braunr> type zone_info_t = struct[9] of integer_t;
<braunr> in its mig defs file
<braunr> i don't have a good example to reuse
<youpi> which is lying
<braunr> yes
<braunr> which is why i was wondering if mach architects themselves
actually solved that problem :)
<braunr> "There is no way to specify the fields of a
<braunr> C structure to MIG. The size and type-desc are just used to
give the size of
<braunr> the structure.
<braunr> "
<braunr> well, this sucks :/
<braunr> well, i'll do what the rest of the code seems to do, and let it
rot until a viable solution is available
<antrik> braunr: we discussed the problem of expressing structs with MIG in
the libburn thread
<antrik> (which I still need to follow up on... [sigh])
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