Re: 2.4.9 does not compile [PATCH]

David S. Miller
2001-08-17T01:56:46Z

From: Andrew Morton <akpm@zip.com.au>
Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2001 18:49:58 -0700

int test(int __x, int __y)
{
return min(__x, __y); /* sic */
}

People are expected not to use underscore prefixed
variables in normal C code, this is why macros
in the kernel make liberal use of them for locals.

I mean, with your rule half of the macro defines in the kernel using
local variables are broken :-)

Later,
David S. Miller
davem@redhat.com