On Wed, Oct 16, 2019 at 08:03:24AM +0800, Changbin Du wrote: > On Tue, Oct 15, 2019 at 04:54:39AM -0700, Matthew Wilcox wrote: > > On Tue, Oct 15, 2019 at 11:25:53AM +0200, Thomas Zimmermann wrote: > > > > My preference would be to use 'symbols'. I tried to come up with something > > > > but 'symbols' is better than anything I came up with. > > > > > > Maybe 'interfaces' or 'artifacts'. The term 'symbols' is just as > > > imprecise as 'functions'. > > > > I suggested 'identifier' because that's the term used in the C spec (6.2.1): > > > > : An identifier can denote an object; a function; a tag or a member > > : of a structure, union, or enumeration; a typedef name; a label name; > > : a macro name; or a macro parameter. > > I also prefer this one now. I was looking for something like this. My original > idea is 'prototype', but that is only for function. We could also go with 'declaration' or 'definition'. But I prefer 'identifier'.
