On 10/22/2009 04:44 AM, Sukadev Bhattiprolu wrote: >> >> "3" is number of arguments. > > To me, it is a version number. > > mmap() and mmap2() both have 6 parameters. > You keep bringing this up. mmap2() is (a) a non-user-visible call; (b) an exception (a mistake, if you want.) > Besides if wait4() were born before wait3(), would it still be wait4() :-) Yes. wait3() came before wait4(), but there never was a wait2(). > But I see that it is hard to get one-convention-that-fits-all. > >> It's better than "extended" or something >> like that simply because "extended" just means "more than", and a number >> at least tells you *how much more than*. > > And extended assumes we wont extend again. Exactly. -hpa _______________________________________________ Containers mailing list Containers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.linux-foundation.org/mailman/listinfo/containers
