Subject: kern/4788: why is "mbutl" not a "union mcluster *"?
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org>
From: None <davide+@cs.cmu.edu>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 01/06/1998 16:22:14
>Number: 4788
>Category: kern
>Synopsis: mbutl, which points to an array of mclusters, is "struct mbuf *"
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: low
>Responsible: kern-bug-people (Kernel Bug People)
>State: open
>Class: sw-bug
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Tue Jan 6 13:35:01 1998
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: David Eckhardt
>Organization:
Carnegie Mellon University Computer Science Department
>Release: 1.2
>Environment:
NetBSD 1.2
>Description:
The declared type of "mbutl" seems to be at odds with its true nature.
As far as I can tell, it is *always* cast before use, so giving it
its real type would be an aid to the reader.
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