Subject: Re: [PATCH GIT 0.6] make use of register variables & size_t

From: Matthias-Christian Ott <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2005 18:59:42 +0200

Linus Torvalds wrote:
> 
> On Mon, 25 Apr 2005, Matthias-Christian Ott wrote:
> 
>>The "git" didn't try store small variables, which aren't referenced, in 
>>the processor registers. It also didn't use the size_t type. I corrected 
>>a C++ style comment too.
> 
> 
> What kind of ancient C standard are you working against?
> 
> // isn't "C++" any more, and "register" variables are sooo 60's, man.
> 
> Pass the toke,
> 
> 		Linus
> 
"register" and "auto" variables aren't relicts of the 60's,  they're a 
part of the ISO-C 99 standard, I'm following, "man".

And if you think "register" variables are outdated, please remove the 
CONFIG_REGPARM option from the Kernel source.

Removing a "//" comment makes sense in this case because a "//" comment 
between hundrets of "/* */" comments looks extremly ugly and shows that 
the source is "patchworked" and unstructured.

Today a lot of people forget about the basic rules of coding. You too. :)

Matthias-Christian Ott

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