linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Staging: hv: Transform PDEVICE_OBJECT and DEVICE_OBJECT typedefs into their corresponding structs

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:	Tue, 28 Jul 2009 08:13:09 -0700
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
To:	Matthew Wilcox <matthew@....cx>
Cc:	Nicolas Palix <npalix@...u.dk>, hjanssen@...rosoft.com,
	kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Staging: hv: Transform PDEVICE_OBJECT and
 DEVICE_OBJECT typedefs into their corresponding structs

On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 09:07:16AM -0600, Matthew Wilcox wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 05:01:42PM +0200, Nicolas Palix wrote:
> > Ok. So, I guess the pattern for the other typedef is to strip the _OBJECT
> > suffix when present, and always add the prefix hv_, right ?
> 
> The 'pattern' is to look at what the code is doing and choose a sensible
> name.

Heh, yes.  It can be hard, I know I suck at picking names for structures
and functions at times, but try to make it unique and descriptive for
what it is doing.

thanks,

greg "struct class" k-h
--
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/