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SubjectRe: [PATCH] struct char_device


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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