linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] KVM: arm64: Avoid shadowing a previous local

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Message-ID: <247f9c62-3031-24d4-eb58-be6a4d5a364e@quicinc.com>
Date:   Wed, 27 Oct 2021 11:13:53 -0400
From:   Qian Cai <quic_qiancai@...cinc.com>
To:     Marc Zyngier <maz@...nel.org>
CC:     James Morse <james.morse@....com>,
        Alexandru Elisei <alexandru.elisei@....com>,
        Suzuki K Poulose <suzuki.poulose@....com>,
        Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>,
        Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>,
        <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        <kvmarm@...ts.cs.columbia.edu>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] KVM: arm64: Avoid shadowing a previous local



On 10/27/21 3:34 AM, Marc Zyngier wrote:
> I don't think this makes much sense. This is bound to eventually clash
> with another variable, and you're back to square one.

Yes, perhaps. We don't have a namespace feature in C. Thanks for taking
a look, Marc.