JohnS ... I was under the impression that code should
JohnS never make reference to the bug it fixes. Am I mistaken here?
No, you are quite correct. Referring to an open bug e.g.:
/*
* Work around silly misfeature until 699 is fixed.
*/
is OK, but the comment
John Sonnenschein wrote:
Sorry to butt in here, but I was under the impression that code should
never make reference to the bug it fixes. Am I mistaken here?
Normally yes. However in this case, I think since the workaround may
need some explanation, its not a bad idea to reference it.
For the benefit of potential sponsors, this is a suncluster/dssdk bug:
6603524 scds_get_child_mon_level() is dead code
(Mentioning the bug synopsis when you request a sponsor helps us figure
out if the bug is in an area we know enough to be a sponsor for.)
VARUN raw wrote:
hi,
I am Varun from
John Levon wrote:
On Mon, Mar 02, 2009 at 11:01:54AM -0800, Garrett D'Amore wrote:
John Sonnenschein wrote:
Sorry to butt in here, but I was under the impression that code should
never make reference to the bug it fixes. Am I mistaken here?
Normally yes. However in this case, I think
Hello Varun,
Thanks for your offer to contribute a fix for bug id 6603524. I will be
pleased
to sponsor your effort.
FYI, I have updated the bug Description with the following additional
information that might be helpful to you. I'm providing this info to you here
because it hasn't shown
