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List:       linux-ia64
Subject:    Re: [Linux-ia64] Re: Reiserfs (was: Re: __ia64_syscall ?)
From:       Martin Wilck <Martin.Wilck () fujitsu-siemens ! com>
Date:       2001-07-26 16:30:53
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> Why does an *endian* patch make reiserfs work on ia64, when
> ia64 is little endian like x86?
>
> Bill, genuinely curious...

I don't know - it works for me, at least I have seen no data corruption
yet.

What the patch does is introduce generic disk<->cpu conversion macros
everywhere. My guess is that they not only provide correct endianness,
but also fix other machine-dependent type issues.

Try it, and call me whatever you want if it fails.

Martin

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