linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] scripts: add typdef removal tool

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Date:	Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:35:52 +0000
From:	Matthias Urlichs <matthias@...ichs.de>
To:	Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@...il.com>
Cc:	"Luis R. Rodriguez" <lrodriguez@...eros.com>,
	Nicolas Palix <npalix@...u.dk>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Yoann Padioleau <yoann.padioleau@...il.com>,
	Julia Lawall <julia@...u.dk>, devel@...uxdriverproject.org,
	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>,
	Amerigo Wang <xiyou.wangcong@...il.com>,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] scripts: add typdef removal tool

On Sun, 2009-08-23 at 19:59 +0200, Jiri Slaby wrote:
> -type f excludes directories.

Yes, but -o binds more loosely.

$ mkdir bar
$ find . -type f -name foo -o -name bar
bar
$

I like to pay attention to correct idioms. There is no problem in this
case because there are no directories named *.h in the kernel tree — but
people read code like that, and then apply it to situations where it
_does_ matter.

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