From: David Miller <davem-fT/PcQaiUtIeIZ0/mPfg9Q@public.gmane.org>
To: linville-2XuSBdqkA4R54TAoqtyWWQ@public.gmane.org
Cc: johannes-cdvu00un1VgdHxzADdlk8Q@public.gmane.org,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH/RFC v2] introduce ARCH_CAN_UNALIGNED_ACCESS Kconfig symbol
Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2008 15:10:54 -0700 (PDT) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20080320.151054.41532763.davem@davemloft.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20080320220348.GC1330-2XuSBdqkA4R54TAoqtyWWQ@public.gmane.org>
From: "John W. Linville" <linville-2XuSBdqkA4R54TAoqtyWWQ@public.gmane.org>
Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:03:48 -0400
> While I think Dave has a point, I don't think you should labor the word
> choice too much. Try to document it as clearly as possible and hope
> for the best -- I hear that the arch maintainers are top notch! :-)
I think the name of the macro is very important.
Non-arch people will see this thing and wonder what in the
world it means. You can document something with kerneldoc
foo as much as you like, still the initial impression the
reader gets from the name is of utmost importance.
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Thread overview: 19+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-03-20 14:34 [PATCH/RFC] introduce ARCH_CAN_UNALIGNED_ACCESS Kconfig symbol Johannes Berg
[not found] ` <1206023695.16475.137.camel-YfaajirXv214zXjbi5bjpg@public.gmane.org>
2008-03-20 14:39 ` Will Newton
[not found] ` <87a5b0800803200739v6d222afck850f221eae1edd70-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2008-03-20 14:58 ` Johannes Berg
2008-03-20 18:13 ` Sam Ravnborg
[not found] ` <20080320181310.GA17884-QabhHTsIXMSnlFQ6Q1D1Y0B+6BGkLq7r@public.gmane.org>
2008-03-20 18:35 ` Johannes Berg
2008-03-20 18:39 ` [PATCH/RFC v2] " Johannes Berg
[not found] ` <1206038373.16475.150.camel-YfaajirXv214zXjbi5bjpg@public.gmane.org>
2008-03-20 18:45 ` [PATCH/RFC v3] " Johannes Berg
2008-03-20 19:09 ` Harvey Harrison
2008-03-20 19:12 ` Johannes Berg
[not found] ` <1206038734.16475.153.camel-YfaajirXv214zXjbi5bjpg@public.gmane.org>
2008-03-20 19:41 ` Sam Ravnborg
[not found] ` <20080320194101.GC17884-QabhHTsIXMSnlFQ6Q1D1Y0B+6BGkLq7r@public.gmane.org>
2008-03-20 19:50 ` [PATCH/RFC v4] introduce HAVE_UNALIGNED_ACCESS_SUPPORT " Johannes Berg
2008-03-21 8:45 ` Ingo Molnar
2008-03-20 21:13 ` [PATCH/RFC v2] introduce ARCH_CAN_UNALIGNED_ACCESS " David Miller
[not found] ` <20080320.141307.173590705.davem-fT/PcQaiUtIeIZ0/mPfg9Q@public.gmane.org>
2008-03-20 21:21 ` Johannes Berg
[not found] ` <1206048106.16475.161.camel-YfaajirXv214zXjbi5bjpg@public.gmane.org>
2008-03-20 21:27 ` David Miller
2008-03-20 22:03 ` John W. Linville
[not found] ` <20080320220348.GC1330-2XuSBdqkA4R54TAoqtyWWQ@public.gmane.org>
2008-03-20 22:10 ` David Miller [this message]
2008-03-25 14:11 ` [PATCH/RFC v5] introduce HAVE_EFFICIENT_UNALIGNED_ACCESS " Johannes Berg
[not found] ` <1206454302.16475.269.camel-YfaajirXv214zXjbi5bjpg@public.gmane.org>
2008-04-02 10:24 ` Johannes Berg
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