Don't define struct mymsg.
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rS330298: Don't define struct mymsg.

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This structure is an example in the POSIX manpage and it not part of the
standard as such.

In an exp-run a single port (qemu-user-static) was found to use them
which it did becuase it emulates system calls. This has been fixed in
the ports tree.

PR: 224299, 224443

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brooks created this revision.Feb 23 2018, 9:34 PM

brooks mentioned this in D14492: Don't declare union semun in userspace unless _WANT_SEMUN is defined..Feb 23 2018, 9:48 PM

kib accepted this revision.Feb 23 2018, 9:55 PM

This revision is now accepted and ready to land.Feb 23 2018, 9:55 PM

brooks mentioned this in D13538: SysV IPC API cleanup.Feb 23 2018, 10:49 PM

jhb accepted this revision.Feb 26 2018, 5:40 PM

Closed by commit rS330298: Don't define struct mymsg. (authored by brooks). · Explain WhyMar 2 2018, 10:13 PM

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