linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/16] Round up the API

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Date:	Tue, 10 Jul 2007 10:40:13 +0400
From:	Pavel Emelianov <xemul@...nvz.org>
To:	Cedric Le Goater <clg@...ibm.com>
CC:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>, Kirill Korotaev <dev@...nvz.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>,
	Linux Containers <containers@...ts.osdl.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/16] Round up the API

Cedric Le Goater wrote:
> Pavel Emelianov wrote:
>> The set of functions process_session, task_session, process_group
>> and task_pgrp is confusing, as the names can be mixed with each other
>> when looking at the code for a long time.
>>
>> The proposals are to
>> * equip the functions that return the integer with _nr suffix to
>>   represent that fact,
>> * and to make all functions work with task (not process) by making
>>   the common prefix of the same name.
>>
>> For monotony the routines signal_session() and set_signal_session()
>> are replaced with task_session_nr() and set_task_session(), especially
>> since they are only used with the explicit task->signal dereference.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Pavel Emelianov <xemul@...nvz.org>
>> Acked-by: Serge E. Hallyn <serue@...ibm.com>
> 
> please let's get that one in. 
> 
> I think we are all ok with it. right ?

Right. That's already the 3rd time I send it to Andrew...

> C.
> 

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