From: Martin Dalecki <dalecki@evision-ventures.com>
To: Patrick Mochel <mochel@osdl.org>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: device model documentation 1/3
Date: Wed, 05 Jun 2002 10:36:21 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <3CFDCD85.3010705@evision-ventures.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.33.0206041040090.654-100000@geena.pdx.osdl.net>
Patrick Mochel wrote:
>>> int (*bind) (struct device * dev, struct device_driver * drv);
>>>};
>>>
>>
>>Please - Why do you call it bind? Does it have something with
>>netowrking to do? Please just name it attach. This way the old UNIX
>>guys among us won't have to drag a too big
>>"UNIX to Linux translation dictionary" around with them.
>>As an "added bonus" you will stay consistent with -
>>
>>PCMCIA code base in kernel
>>USB code base in kernel
>>IDE code base (well recently)
>
>
> Ok, I can live with that.
Thanks. I know it's a bit of nit picking. But coding
is about expressing tough and many people underestimate the
importance of proper nomenclature for making code understandible.
Anywy I just wonted to make sure that you know that
I apreciate the docs and code you wrote :-).
prev parent reply other threads:[~2002-06-05 9:34 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2002-06-04 16:25 device model documentation 1/3 Patrick Mochel
2002-06-04 15:45 ` Martin Dalecki
2002-06-04 16:53 ` Greg KH
2002-06-04 16:00 ` Martin Dalecki
2002-06-04 17:40 ` Patrick Mochel
2002-06-04 18:26 ` Patrick Mochel
2002-06-04 19:06 ` Adam Kropelin
2002-06-05 9:08 ` Martin Dalecki
2002-06-05 8:36 ` Martin Dalecki [this message]
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