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diff --git a/manual/socket.texi b/manual/socket.texi index 4de5b9cd56..5f31dd47d8 100644 --- a/manual/socket.texi +++ b/manual/socket.texi @@ -140,18 +140,17 @@ bits wide and so a de-factor standard required 32 bit variables. This is important since references to variables of this type are passed to the kernel. -But now the POSIX people came and unified the interface with their words +But then the POSIX people came and unified the interface with the words "all size values are of type @code{size_t}". But on 64 bit machines -@code{size_t} is 64 bits wide and so variable references are not anymore +@code{size_t} is 64 bits wide, and so variable references are not anymore possible. -A solution is provided by the Unix98 specification which finally -introduces a type @code{socklen_t}. This type is used in all of the -cases that were previously changed to use @code{size_t}. The only -requirement of this type is that it is an unsigned type of at least 32 -bits. Therefore, implementations which require references to 32 bit -variables be passed can be as happy as implementations which use right -from the start 64 bit values. +The Unix98 specification provides a solution by introducing a type +@code{socklen_t}. This type is used in all of the cases that POSIX +changed to use @code{size_t}. The only requirement of this type is that +it be an unsigned type of at least 32 bits. Therefore, implementations +which require that references to 32 bit variables be passed can be as +happy as implementations which use 64 bit values. @node Communication Styles |