Return-path: Received: from mout.web.de ([212.227.15.4]:57409 "EHLO mout.web.de" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750709AbcABJJY (ORCPT ); Sat, 2 Jan 2016 04:09:24 -0500 Subject: Re: net-libertas: Better exception handling in if_spi_host_to_card_worker() To: Julia Lawall References: <566ABCD9.1060404@users.sourceforge.net> <5686F0B2.5000000@users.sourceforge.net> <56870866.7020000@cogentembedded.com> <568785B3.5000905@users.sourceforge.net> Cc: Sergei Shtylyov , libertas-dev@lists.infradead.org, linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, netdev@vger.kernel.org, Kalle Valo , LKML , kernel-janitors@vger.kernel.org From: SF Markus Elfring Message-ID: <5687939E.7010701@users.sourceforge.net> (sfid-20160102_101043_963543_D70A551F) Date: Sat, 2 Jan 2016 10:08:46 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: >> I assume that a software development taste can evolve, can't it? > > So far, you have gotten several down votes for this kind of change, I am curious when more contributors will share corresponding opinions. > and no enthusiasm. How many software designers and developers can become enthusiastic about better exception handling to some degree? > The code that is performance critical, you should probably not touch, ever. I imagine that technical evolution will result in further considerations so that "unchangeable" components can be adjusted once more. > The people who wrote it knew what was important and what was not. I might come along at some places where the affected knowledge will also evolve. Regards, Markus