Size and size_t in dsa API - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Ideriha, Takeshi
Subject Size and size_t in dsa API
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Msg-id 4E72940DA2BF16479384A86D54D0988A6F19ABD9@G01JPEXMBKW04
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Responses Re: Size and size_t in dsa API  (Thomas Munro <thomas.munro@enterprisedb.com>)
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Hi, 

I'm trying to use DSA API and confused a little bit about $subject.

Some type of return value or arguments are defined as size_t
but others are as Size.

Example: 
- dsa_area *dsa_create_in_place(void *place, size_t size,
                    int tranche_id, dsm_segment *segment)

- Size dsa_minimum_size(void)

I'm confused because Size and size_t is virtually equal but 
they are mixed in dsa.c. At first I was thinking that there is
some distinguishing convention to use based on some context.

But according to this thread, which seems gone anywhere,
they are same. 
https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/CAEepm%3D1eA0vsgA7-2oigKzqg10YeXoPWiS-fCuQRDLwwmgMXag%40mail.gmail.com 
Are there still someone trying to this?
As a non-expert developer's opinion, I think mixing of Size and size_t makes difficult to understand source code.

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Takeshi Ideriha
Fujitsu Limited





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