> >> What about naming the problem instead: > >> > >> /* Comparison with IOCTL macros on 32-bit hosts requires unsigned. */ > > > > Just once, it would be nice to post something to this list and get a > > substantive comment _before_ the bitching about minutiae. > > > > Oh, and it's not just 32-bit hosts, it's anywhere sizeof(int)==4, > > which includes ppc64 amongst other 64-bit hosts. > > Then state "if int is 32 bits". The comment is unfortunately not helpful > without the commit log.
Int is 32 bits on every host we're ever likey to care about, so clearly there's something else going on. Paul
