On 04/21/2014 09:45 AM, Jeff Layton wrote: > On Mon, 21 Apr 2014 12:10:04 -0400 > Rich Felker <dalias@xxxxxxxx> wrote: >> I'm well aware of that. The problem is that the proposed API is using >> the two-letter abbreviation FD, which ALWAYS means file descriptor and >> NEVER means file description (in existing usage) to mean file >> description. That's what's wrong. >> > > Fair enough. Assuming we kept "file-description locks" as a name, what > would you propose as new macro names? F_OFD_...? F_OPENFILE_...? If you said "file description" to me, I'd assume you made a typo. If, on the other hand, you said "open file" or "open file description" or, ugh, "struct file", I think I'd understand. --Andy -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-fsdevel" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
