linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] proc: rename "catch" function argument

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Message-ID: <20200416172155.GA2280@avx2>
Date:   Thu, 16 Apr 2020 20:21:55 +0300
From:   Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@...il.com>
To:     Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] proc: rename "catch" function argument

On Wed, Apr 15, 2020 at 09:07:27PM -0700, Andrew Morton wrote:
> On Wed, 1 Apr 2020 00:09:05 +0300 Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@...il.com> wrote:
> 
> > "catch" is reserved keyword in C++, rename it to something
> > both gcc and g++ accept.
> 
> Why? Is someone compiling the kernel with g++?

I do!
https://marc.info/?l=linux-acpi&m=158343373912366&w=4

> > Rename "ign" for symmetry.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: _Z6Alexeyv <adobriyan@...il.com>
> 
> Was this intentional?

In Russia, C++ mangles you! :^)