Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 05 Jun 2002 10:36:21 +0200 | From | Martin Dalecki <> | Subject | Re: device model documentation 1/3 |
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Patrick Mochel wrote: >>> int (*bind) (struct device * dev, struct device_driver * drv); >>>}; >>> >> >>Please - Why do you call it bind? Does it have something with >>netowrking to do? Please just name it attach. This way the old UNIX >>guys among us won't have to drag a too big >>"UNIX to Linux translation dictionary" around with them. >>As an "added bonus" you will stay consistent with - >> >>PCMCIA code base in kernel >>USB code base in kernel >>IDE code base (well recently) > > > Ok, I can live with that.
Thanks. I know it's a bit of nit picking. But coding is about expressing tough and many people underestimate the importance of proper nomenclature for making code understandible. Anywy I just wonted to make sure that you know that I apreciate the docs and code you wrote :-).
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