Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 22 May 2001 12:12:19 -0400 (EDT) | From | Alexander Viro <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] struct char_device |
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On Tue, 22 May 2001, Oliver Xymoron wrote:
> Because foo_ is a throwback to the days when C compilers had a single > namespace for all structure elements, not a readability aid. If you need > foo_ to know what type of structure you're futzing with, you need to name > your variables better.
Not always. If the thing is used all over the tree, it'd better be greppable. I hate the foo->de stuff - it's not localized and it's impossible to grep for.
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