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Date:      Sat, 9 Jul 2005 05:33:17 +0200
From:      Maxim Sobolev <sobomax@portaone.com>
To:        Scott Long <scottl@samsco.org>
Cc:        Roman Kurakin <rik@FreeBSD.org>, cvs-src@FreeBSD.org, src-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: src/sys/compat/ndis subr_ntoskrnl.c
Message-ID:  <20050709033317.GA64401@www.portaone.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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On Fri, Jul 08, 2005 at 03:24:34PM -0600, Scott Long wrote:
> >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.

Even if so, rik's version is no better since it adds explicit cast
(two of them in fact) to struct mtx*. Either way it will break
portability with other OSes. Therefore, they are on par, but my
solution is more clear wrt FreeBSD.

-Maxim



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