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Re: JNI/CNI Revisited
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Tom Tromey |
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Re: JNI/CNI Revisited |
Date: |
01 Mar 2003 10:42:30 -0700 |
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>>>>> "Jeroen" == Jeroen Frijters <address@hidden> writes:
Jeroen> I really don't like this model, because it forces the VM into
Jeroen> using a long for the file descriptor. IMHO a better
Jeroen> alternative would be to have instance methods in
Jeroen> java.io.FileDescriptor that call a static native.
I'm curious about this: when would using a long cause problems? It
seems to me that a native pointer will fit in a long on every
platform. In your VM, do you need to use an actual GC-visible object
as the file descriptor?
Tom