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From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
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Subject: Re: question about kernel sources
To: igor@blik.samara.su (Igor)
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 1997 09:42:01 -0700 (MST)
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> in kernel sources files encounter next declaretion
> 
> int (*func)     __P((...))
>                 ^^^^^^^^^^
> what is this ?

It is bogus.  The "..." is for "0 or more arguments as represented
in a varradic function declaration".

The reason it is bogus is that there must be at least one real
argument to serve as an "anchor" for the varargs.h varradic
argument handling macros.


					Terry Lambert
					terry@lambert.org
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