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Re: diskfs.h `filepointer' type


From: Alfred M. Szmidt
Subject: Re: diskfs.h `filepointer' type
Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2004 08:42:58 +0200

   >    So why not off_t in the structure instead?
   > 
   > Well, either we use off_t or we use loff_t (or even off64_t).  Is
   > there any rule as to what should be used?  Because I don't have a
   > real opinion about it (other then maybe that loff_t is clearer
   > then off_t)

   Well, we should pick one.  I don't remember how wide we are using
   for the io.defs protocol, which really should specify.  Are they
   all the same?

>From what I can see yes.  We set _FILE_OFFSET to 64 at all times,
off_t is then defined to off64_t, loff_t is always defined as off64_t.




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