Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2015 17:14:41 -0600 From: Bob Willcox <bob@immure.com> To: John-Mark Gurney <jmg@funkthat.com> Cc: Erich Dollansky <erichsfreebsdlist@alogt.com>, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: top, fixed buffer length in utils.c Message-ID: <20150210231440.GB471@rancor.immure.com> In-Reply-To: <20150203003307.GG27103@funkthat.com> References: <20150201175159.7fa88d16@B85M-HD3-0.alogt.com> <20150203003307.GG27103@funkthat.com>
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On Mon, Feb 02, 2015 at 04:33:07PM -0800, John-Mark Gurney wrote: > Erich Dollansky wrote this message on Sun, Feb 01, 2015 at 17:51 +0800: > > int can be 64 bits on a amd64 machine. Why is the author of this code > > so sure that we will never cross the 32 bit boundary? > > Per others, int is currently 32bits on all platforms we support... > > I guess adding: > CTASSERT(sizeof(int) <= 4); > > would help fix your concern? at least now the expectation is codified > and if it breaks, the build will break.. > > -- > John-Mark Gurney Voice: +1 415 225 5579 > If/when the size of an int ever changes from being 32 bits, top will be the least of our worries! Bob -- Bob Willcox | You climb to reach the summit, but once bob@immure.com | there, discover that all roads lead down. Austin, TX | -- Stanislaw Lem, "The Cyberiad"
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