git: 85ab981a8e4e - main - sys/_types.h: define fallback __(u)intcap_t
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Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2025 14:56:08 UTC
The branch main has been updated by brooks:
URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=85ab981a8e4e1a7a078dbf553cb20cb2e58aeff9
commit 85ab981a8e4e1a7a078dbf553cb20cb2e58aeff9
Author: Brooks Davis <brooks@FreeBSD.org>
AuthorDate: 2025-11-27 14:54:56 +0000
Commit: Brooks Davis <brooks@FreeBSD.org>
CommitDate: 2025-11-27 14:54:56 +0000
sys/_types.h: define fallback __(u)intcap_t
__intcap_t and __uintcap_t are new primative types in CHERI-aware ABIs
that are used to define (u)intptr_t. To allow coexistance of integer
pointers and hybrid code, define them to __(u)intptr_t when they are
not otherwise available.
Reviewed by: kib, markj
Effort: CHERI upstreaming
Sponsored by: Innovate UK
Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D53820
---
sys/sys/_types.h | 11 +++++++++++
1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)
diff --git a/sys/sys/_types.h b/sys/sys/_types.h
index 4f5b8e5db273..e4d14da3c11e 100644
--- a/sys/sys/_types.h
+++ b/sys/sys/_types.h
@@ -155,6 +155,17 @@ typedef int __cpulevel_t; /* level parameter for cpuset. */
typedef int __cpusetid_t; /* cpuset identifier. */
typedef __int64_t __daddr_t; /* bwrite(3), FIOBMAP2, etc */
+#if !__has_feature(capabilities)
+/*
+ * On non-CHERI systems, define __(u)intcap_t to __(u)intptr_t so that
+ * hybrid-C code which needs to be explicitly aware of capabilities can
+ * use it. These types may be present in some third-party code and
+ * should not generally be used in FreeBSD code.
+ */
+typedef __intptr_t __intcap_t;
+typedef __uintptr_t __uintcap_t;
+#endif
+
/*
* Unusual type definitions.
*/