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On 11/15/2012 06:36 AM, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
>>
>> Glibc has been providing its own types for years.
>> Kernel provided types used to be wrong for ia32
>> on x86-64.
>
> What about ioctls and other calls then that actually do rely on the
> kernel headers and use the __kernel_*_t types?
>

Now, glibc *shouldn't* have to do that... it is an indication of failure 
on our part.

	-hpa

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