Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2005 00:32:09 +0100 From: "Poul-Henning Kamp" <phk@phk.freebsd.dk> To: Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com> Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org, dunstan@freebsd.czest.pl Subject: Re: [CALL FOR TESTERS] New system call: abort2() Message-ID: <2936.1134689529@critter.freebsd.dk> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 15 Dec 2005 16:23:52 MST." <20051215.162352.28837879.imp@bsdimp.com>
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In message <20051215.162352.28837879.imp@bsdimp.com>, Warner Losh writes: >> On the similar note, the ability to move declarations closer to the >> point of use in code is IMO nice feature, too. The style(9) doesn't >> mention this either. > >C doesn't allow it, or didn't until recently. That style tends to >lead to really gross things too. Functions should be short enough >that it doesn't matter. Also, it tends to make it harder to judge the amount of stackspace a function uses, something which is not entirely uninteresting in kernel programming. And yes, changing style(9) is just not worth the time it takes. -- Poul-Henning Kamp | UNIX since Zilog Zeus 3.20 phk@FreeBSD.ORG | TCP/IP since RFC 956 FreeBSD committer | BSD since 4.3-tahoe Never attribute to malice what can adequately be explained by incompetence.
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