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Re: tmem 32-on-64 needs (Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] tmem cleanup)

To: Jan Beulich <JBeulich@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: tmem 32-on-64 needs (Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] tmem cleanup)
From: John Levon <levon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:54:09 -0400
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On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 03:09:26PM +0100, Jan Beulich wrote:

> sending a patch out for: xen/include/public/tmem.h uses anonymous unions
> and structures - all other public headers (with the exception of the 
> declaration
> of xenpf_set_processor_pminfo and xen_sysctl_pm_op, which probably are
> mistakes/oversights)

FYI both the pminfo code and anything else that uses anon struct/unions in
public headers is a constant pain for us. Sun Studio compilers can sort
of do it, but it's too buggy to use right now.

regards
john

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