From: Marcelo Tosatti <marcelo.tosatti@cyclades.com>
To: Jesper Juhl <juhl-lkml@dif.dk>
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>, LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] rename rw_verify_area() to rw_access_ok()
Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2005 12:01:26 -0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20050420150126.GA7731@logos.cnet> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.62.0504172346120.2586@dragon.hyggekrogen.localhost>
On Sun, Apr 17, 2005 at 11:50:35PM +0200, Jesper Juhl wrote:
> verify_area() will soon be dead and gone, replaced by access_ok(), thus
> the function named rw_verify_area() is badly named and should be renamed.
> This patch renames rw_verify_area to rw_access_ok which seems more
> appropriate (it also updates all callers of the functions as well as
> references to it in comments).
Not that I care too much, but, rw_verify_area() has nothing to do with
verify_area/access_ok functions.
I dont see real need to rename this function.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2005-04-20 19:54 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2005-04-17 21:50 [PATCH] rename rw_verify_area() to rw_access_ok() Jesper Juhl
2005-04-20 15:01 ` Marcelo Tosatti [this message]
2005-04-20 20:23 ` Jesper Juhl
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