rust-lang / rust-lang/libc

uclibc/mips change `SA_*` to `uint`

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Description

This comes from https://github.com/rust-lang/libc/pull/3211, I'm not positive what the context is. But we can do this at 1.0.

@cppcoffee do you have links to the relevant headers?

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Research direction

Start by reviewing the referenced rust-lang/libc pull request 3211 and locating the relevant uClibc/MIPS headers for the SA_* definitions. Confirm the intended uint types and update the Rust bindings accordingly; the work is done when the bindings match those headers.

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Tech stack
rust
Domain
operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
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Newbie friendliness
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