linux-kernel - Re: [RFC] typesafe callbacks?

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Message-ID: <20080812175635.GA6153@ucw.cz>
Date:	Tue, 12 Aug 2008 19:56:36 +0200
From:	Pavel Machek <pavel@...e.cz>
To:	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>
Cc:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Peter Moulder <Peter.Moulder@...otech.monash.edu.au>,
	Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>, Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>
Subject: Re: [RFC] typesafe callbacks?

Hi!

>   Well, noone else voiced great enthusiasm about typesafe callbacks.  I esp.
> like them because we can use them to wean off unsigned long in timer
> callbacks without a flag day.
> 
> Should I just drop these patches, or leave them in -next for a third round?
> Rusty.

I think it is a great idea..
							Pavel

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