Bigger process IDs and "dev_t"s (was: Re: RISC v. CISC...)

Guy Harris guy at auspex.UUCP
Sat Nov 12 15:54:19 AEST 1988


>So, what is the problem with just making dev_t bigger? Is there some magic
>code out there that would be hurt by making it 32 bits wide?

It's mostly a binary-compatibility issue, not a source-compatibility issue.



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