[PATCH v4 05/17] module: Switch load_info::len to size_t
Nicolas Schier
nsc at kernel.org
Fri Feb 6 19:30:08 AEDT 2026
On Tue, Jan 13, 2026 at 01:28:49PM +0100, Thomas Weißschuh wrote:
> Switching the types will make some later changes cleaner.
> size_t is also the semantically correct type for this field.
>
> As both 'size_t' and 'unsigned int' are always the same size, this
> should be risk-free.
include/uapi/asm-generic/posix_types.h states:
| * Most 32 bit architectures use "unsigned int" size_t,
| * and all 64 bit architectures use "unsigned long" size_t.
Is that statement wrong? Or did I mix up the context?
Kind regards,
Nicolas
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