From: Derek M Jones <derek@knosof.co.uk>
To: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Cc: akpm@linux-foundation.org, Josh Triplett <josh@freedesktop.org>,
Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>,
linux-sparse@vger.kernel.org, adobriyan@sw.ru, ak@suse.de
Subject: Re: [patch 5/9] x86_64: arch_pick_mmap_layout() fixlet
Date: Fri, 06 Jul 2007 19:40:04 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <468E8C84.1020508@knosof.co.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <alpine.LFD.0.98.0707061010060.21374@woody.linux-foundation.org>
Linus,
> Returning a void-valued expression in a void-valued function is
> proper C99 (and gcc has allowed it for longer). And it often makes for
No such change was made in C99.
Sentence 1785 http://c0x.coding-guidelines.com/6.8.6.4.html
I don't recall seeing a proposal for this in C9X.
At the last WG14 meeting the gates were opened for C1X proposals.
Perhaps somebody should propose this change. As you say there
is prior art in gcc.
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Derek M. Jones tel: +44 (0) 1252 520 667
Knowledge Software Ltd mailto:derek@knosof.co.uk
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[not found] <200707060939.l669drk2019988@imap1.linux-foundation.org>
2007-07-06 17:21 ` [patch 5/9] x86_64: arch_pick_mmap_layout() fixlet Linus Torvalds
2007-07-06 18:40 ` Derek M Jones [this message]
2007-07-06 18:48 ` Linus Torvalds
2007-07-06 19:53 ` Josh Triplett
2007-07-06 21:39 ` Pavel Roskin
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