Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2001 01:28:56 -0800 (PST) From: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> To: Mike Smith <msmith@freebsd.org> Cc: arch@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: time_t not to change size on x86 Message-ID: <XFMail.011029012856.jhb@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <200110290244.f9T2ihc04347@mass.dis.org>
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On 29-Oct-01 Mike Smith wrote: >> Changing alpha isn't near as "bad" as changing i386, as it already passes >> arg >> s >> in 64-bit registers, so printf won't break, etc. I don't think i386 should >> ever change, personally, but I don't think it will really break Alpha near >> as >> much as i386. > > As with most folk, you forget pass-by-reference here. 8) It still may not be as fatal. If alpha aligns structures on 8 byte boundaries to avoid alignment problems, then you will actually have 8 bytes regardless. Depends on how strict the alignment is, though. -- John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> -- http://www.FreeBSD.org/~jhb/ PGP Key: http://www.baldwin.cx/~john/pgpkey.asc "Power Users Use the Power to Serve!" - http://www.FreeBSD.org/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-arch" in the body of the message
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