On Mon, Nov 26, 2018 at 10:20 AM Mike Crowe <theopengr...@mac.mcrowe.com> wrote:
>
> On Sunday 04 November 2018 at 10:32:38 +0000, Mike Crowe wrote:
> > * Function naming:
> >
> > Several proposals have been made for naming:
>
> I only had one reply to the naming suggestions below, so I've combed
> through prior emails looking for preferences there. I apologise if I missed
> your preference. Please let me know! Results below.
>
> > ** 1. clock prefix
> >  sem_clock_timedwait
> >  pthread_mutex_clock_timedlock
> >  pthread_cond_clock_timedwait
> >  pthread_rwlock_clock_timedrdlock
> >  pthread_rwlock_clock_timedwrlock
> >  mq_clock_timedreceive
> >  mq_clock_timedsend
>
> Preferred by SC (in private email)
>
> > ** 2. timed->clock
> >  sem_clockwait
> >  pthread_mutex_clocklock
> >  pthread_rwlock_clockrdlock
> >  pthread_rwlock_clockwrlock
> >  mq_clockreceive
> >  mq_clocksend
> >  pthread_cond_clockwait
>
> Preferred by Mark Harris, Daniel Eischen.
>
> > ** 3. onclock suffix
> >  sem_timedwait_onclock
> >  pthread_mutex_timedlock_onclock
> >  pthread_rwlock_timedrdlock_onclock
> >  pthread_rwlock_timedwrlock_onclock
> >  mq_timedreceive_onclock
> >  mq_timedsend_onclock
> >  pthread_cond_timedwait_onclock
>
> Preferred by Tom Cherry (although I suspect that, like me, he's be happy
> with either of the others too if it meant that the feature was added!)

Yes, I'm fine with the others too if it gets these added.

>
> > All guidance gratefully appreciated.
>
> So, it looks like there isn't a clear favourite, but timed->clock has a
> slight majority. I plan to enter a new defect report to supersede
> http://austingroupbugs.net/view.php?id=1164 by covering all the above
> functions.

Sounds good to me.  Thanks for driving this forward.

>
> Thanks.
>
> Mike.

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