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Subject: Re: [ath9k-devel] [PATCH net-next 00/21] treewide: Use consistent api style for address testing
Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2012 11:55:17 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20121019115517.7b8514a8@mj> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1350630254.2293.183.camel@edumazet-glaptop>
On Fri, 19 Oct 2012 09:04:14 +0200
Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:
> Yes they are some names discrepancies, thats a big deal.
>
> And we have alloc_skb() / kfree_skb() / skb_clone()
>
> Why not skb_alloc() / skb_free() / skb_clone() ?
>
> Some people actually know current code by name of functions, they dont
> want to change their mind and having to grep include files and git log
> to learn the new names of an old function, especially when traveling
> and using a laptop.
I agree.
Also, it makes sense to introduce a more consistent name for a function
when it's improved in some way and the callers need to be adjusted or
re-checked.
That way, the old name can be phased out as the code is made compatible
with the new function.
--
Regards,
Pavel Roskin
prev parent reply other threads:[~2012-10-19 15:55 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2012-10-19 3:55 [PATCH net-next 00/21] treewide: Use consistent api style for address testing Joe Perches
2012-10-19 7:04 ` Eric Dumazet
2012-10-19 15:55 ` Pavel Roskin [this message]
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