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Date:      Fri, 08 Jul 2005 15:28:23 -0600 (MDT)
From:      "M. Warner Losh" <imp@bsdimp.com>
To:        scottl@samsco.org
Cc:        rik@FreeBSD.org, cvs-src@FreeBSD.org, sobomax@portaone.com, src-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: src/sys/compat/ndis subr_ntoskrnl.c
Message-ID:  <20050708.152823.132414307.imp@bsdimp.com>
In-Reply-To: <42CEEF12.4070904@samsco.org>
References:  <200507081837.j68Ib0IM082223@repoman.freebsd.org> <42CECCD8.5070201@portaone.com> <42CEEF12.4070904@samsco.org>

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            Scott Long <scottl@samsco.org> writes:
: Maxim Sobolev wrote:
: > Roman Kurakin wrote:
: > 
: >> rik         2005-07-08 18:36:59 UTC
: >>
: >>   FreeBSD src repository
: >>
: >>   Modified files:
: >>     sys/compat/ndis      subr_ntoskrnl.c   Log:
: >>   Use implicit type cast for ->k_lock to fix compilation of ndis
: >>   as a part of the GENERIC kernel with INVARIANT* and WITNESS*
: >>   turned off.
: > 
: > 
: > I think the better fix is to change type of k_lock member from void* to 
: > the struct mtx*, I've already commited such change to the RELENG_5 few 
: > days ago.
: > 
: > -Maxim
: 
: It's a void* for portability with other OS's.  This work has already 
: been ported
: to Solaris, and maybe even other OS's by now.  Reducing the portability is a
: bad idea, and will likely get you smacked around by Bill when he 
: notices.  I'd
: highly recommend not doing this again in the future.

And once Bill gets done with you, Paul will have his turn :-)

Warner

(If that doesn't get me smacked, I don't know what will)



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