From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Return-Path: Received: from bombadil.infradead.org ([198.137.202.133]:41042 "EHLO bombadil.infradead.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1726362AbfJPAs2 (ORCPT ); Tue, 15 Oct 2019 20:48:28 -0400 Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2019 17:48:21 -0700 From: Matthew Wilcox Subject: Re: [PATCH] kernel-doc: rename the kernel-doc directive 'functions' to 'specific' Message-ID: <20191016004821.GI32665@bombadil.infradead.org> References: <20191013055359.23312-1-changbin.du@gmail.com> <875zkrd7nq.fsf@intel.com> <7e7557b5-469f-3e63-6254-53dab2d7234a@suse.de> <20191015115439.GE32665@bombadil.infradead.org> <20191016000322.7dnuwvxqtdbg7clq@mail.google.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20191016000322.7dnuwvxqtdbg7clq@mail.google.com> Sender: linux-fpga-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-fpga@vger.kernel.org To: Changbin Du Cc: Thomas Zimmermann , Tim.Bird@sony.com, jani.nikula@linux.intel.com, corbet@lwn.net, linux-doc@vger.kernel.org, linux-pci@vger.kernel.org, linux-fpga@vger.kernel.org, linux-usb@vger.kernel.org, linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, dri-devel@lists.freedesktop.org, linux-mm@kvack.org, linux-crypto@vger.kernel.org, linux-kselftest@vger.kernel.org, intel-gfx@lists.freedesktop.org On Wed, Oct 16, 2019 at 08:03:24AM +0800, Changbin Du wrote: > On Tue, Oct 15, 2019 at 04:54:39AM -0700, Matthew Wilcox wrote: > > On Tue, Oct 15, 2019 at 11:25:53AM +0200, Thomas Zimmermann wrote: > > > > My preference would be to use 'symbols'. I tried to come up with something > > > > but 'symbols' is better than anything I came up with. > > > > > > Maybe 'interfaces' or 'artifacts'. The term 'symbols' is just as > > > imprecise as 'functions'. > > > > I suggested 'identifier' because that's the term used in the C spec (6.2.1): > > > > : An identifier can denote an object; a function; a tag or a member > > : of a structure, union, or enumeration; a typedef name; a label name; > > : a macro name; or a macro parameter. > > I also prefer this one now. I was looking for something like this. My original > idea is 'prototype', but that is only for function. We could also go with 'declaration' or 'definition'. But I prefer 'identifier'.