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From: Larry Johnson <lrj@acm.org>
To: u-boot@lists.denx.de
Subject: [U-Boot] use of C99
Date: Wed, 08 Apr 2009 19:22:56 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <49DD31D0.8010400@acm.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4A0B9AAA-4714-4C27-84A7-22FCE4D91DDA@freescale.com>

Kumar Gala wrote:
> I was wondering if there was any reason we avoid C99 features in u- 
> boot source.

Maybe the best reason is that the Linux kernel avoids them, and staying
consistent with the Linux coding style saves a lot of time and
headaches.  IMO, this is worth the occasional clumsiness that results.

BTW, the Linux kernel does not avoid all C99 features.  For example, it
relies heavily on named initialization of structs.  However, AFAICT, it
shuns those C99 feature that originated in C++.

Best regards,
Larry

  parent reply	other threads:[~2009-04-08 23:22 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 29+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2009-04-08 18:51 [U-Boot] use of C99 Kumar Gala
2009-04-08 19:28 ` Wolfgang Denk
2009-04-08 19:46   ` Jerry Van Baren
2009-04-08 20:25     ` Timur Tabi
2009-04-08 20:46       ` Premi, Sanjeev
2009-04-08 20:57         ` Timur Tabi
2009-04-08 21:26           ` Premi, Sanjeev
2009-04-08 21:34             ` Timur Tabi
2009-04-08 21:03         ` Ben Warren
2009-04-08 21:23           ` Premi, Sanjeev
2009-04-08 20:52       ` Scott Wood
2009-04-08 21:01         ` Timur Tabi
2009-04-08 22:26           ` Scott Wood
2009-04-08 21:34       ` Wolfgang Denk
2009-04-08 21:38         ` Timur Tabi
2009-04-08 22:39           ` Graeme Russ
2009-04-08 22:45             ` Timur Tabi
2009-04-08 22:59               ` Wolfgang Denk
2009-04-08 23:09                 ` Scott Wood
2009-04-08 22:28         ` Scott Wood
2009-04-08 21:27     ` Wolfgang Denk
2009-04-08 23:22 ` Larry Johnson [this message]
2009-04-08 23:40   ` Scott Wood
2009-04-09  4:27 ` Kumar Gala
2009-04-09 11:38   ` Jerry Van Baren
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2009-04-09  1:53 Pink Boy
2009-04-09  2:12 ` Jerry Van Baren
2009-04-09  5:50 ` Wolfgang Denk
2009-04-09 13:27   ` Larry Johnson

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