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Date: Tue, 08 May 2007 17:00:29 -0700 From: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com> To: David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com> CC: Krzysztof Halasa <khc@...waw.pl>, Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>, Paul Sokolovsky <pmiscml@...il.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org Subject: Re: [RFC/PATCH] doc: volatile considered evil David Rientjes wrote: > On Tue, 8 May 2007, Randy Dunlap wrote: > >> It's already there, isn't it? <quote from original:> >> >> The only acceptable uses for "volatile" are: >> >> - in _code_, i.e., for things like the definition of "readb()" etc, where we >> use it to force a particular access. >> - with inline asms >> - on "jiffies", for stupid legacy reasons >> >> </quote> >> >> or are you saying that you want to subject/header/title modified also? >> > > I wasn't aware that you were considering the inclusion of Linus' entire > email in the document. There exists a point where CodingStyle becomes so > large that people choose not to read it in its entirety, so I was > expecting only an addition that would explicit document the acceptable and > unacceptable uses of 'volatile' in kernel code with perhaps a link to his > email. but I wouldn't put it into CodingStyle. -- ~Randy *** Remember to use Documentation/SubmitChecklist when testing your code *** - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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