single, comprehensive kernel data types document?

[Valdis.Kletnieks at vt.edu]

On Fri, 15 Apr 2016 09:18:32 -0700, Greg KH said:

> Within the kernel, yes, you can use lots of different types for the same
> "real" variable size, but you shouldn't, just use the well-known and
> common types "u8" and you will be fine.  Those other ones are there due
> to code being brought in from all over the place, that's what happens
> with a codebase of 20 million lines at times :)

What's the current feeling on using typedefs to get more type safety?

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