Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Mon, 7 Oct 2002 12:09:29 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Mon, 7 Oct 2002 12:09:29 -0400 Received: from smtp01.uc3m.es ([163.117.136.121]:29714 "HELO smtp.uc3m.es") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Mon, 7 Oct 2002 12:09:28 -0400 Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2002 16:14:48 +0000 From: Eduardo =?iso-8859-1?Q?P=E9rez?= <100018135@alumnos.uc3m.es> To: george anzinger Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [RFC] namespace clean Message-ID: References: <3DA1A532.9BF70424@mvista.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: <3DA1A532.9BF70424@mvista.com> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1465 Lines: 33 On 2002-10-07 08:16:02 -0700, george anzinger wrote: > Eduardo P?rez wrote: > > Currently the Linux kernel has a cryptic api namespace that confuses > > many people when trying to code for the Linux kernel. People can't know > > by direct examination of a symbol to what package belongs. Also symbols > > can't be easily sorted by package. > > > > I'm suggesting to use a cleaner namespace like > > package_object_method and package_function > > If this is accepted, symbols from new code should follow this > > naming, and current symbols should start the transition to this cleaner > > namespace. > > > > If anybody like me think that this would help people to code for the > > Linux kernel it would be a good idea to start this transition to a > > cleaner namespace. > > > > Most drivers and new core kernel api have a very clean namespace but > > some old api don't. > > > > What are your thoughts about this ? > > Then if it is a static symbol, one could use anything? I.e. > static symbols would not follow the rule, right? Yes, static symbols don't need to be prefixed as they are not public api It's a good idea to have them prefixed if you want to search for them in a sorted symbol list or in System.map - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/