In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Warner Losh writes: >> On the similar note, the ability to move declarations closer to the >> point of use in code is IMO nice feature, too. The style(9) doesn't >> mention this either. > >C doesn't allow it, or didn't until recently. That style tends to >lead to really gross things too. Functions should be short enough >that it doesn't matter.
Also, it tends to make it harder to judge the amount of stackspace a function uses, something which is not entirely uninteresting in kernel programming. And yes, changing style(9) is just not worth the time it takes. -- Poul-Henning Kamp | UNIX since Zilog Zeus 3.20 [EMAIL PROTECTED] | TCP/IP since RFC 956 FreeBSD committer | BSD since 4.3-tahoe Never attribute to malice what can adequately be explained by incompetence. _______________________________________________ freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
