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Date:      Sat, 17 Jun 2000 16:19:18 +1000 (EST)
From:      Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au>
To:        Nick Hibma <n_hibma@calcaphon.com>
Cc:        Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@FreeBSD.ORG>, current@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: HEADSUP: bioops patch.
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0006171614150.1644-100000@besplex.bde.org>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.20.0006161236160.24007-100000@localhost>

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On Fri, 16 Jun 2000, Nick Hibma wrote:

> What about using uppercase names for
> 
> 	buf_complete -> BUF_COMPLETE
> 
> and friends to make it apparent that an indirect call is being made and

Ugh.  Upper case names for function-like interfaces are for ones that
might be implemented as unsafe macros.

> that the function might not be supported on that struct buf. Much like
> newbus, kobj, and vnode ops.

New interfaces like newbus and kobj shouldn't have allowed for being
misimplemented as unsafe macros.

Bruce



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