Ralf Baechle <ralf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > On Sat, Jan 10, 2015 at 12:53:22PM +0000, Daniel Sanders wrote: > >> The main reason I renamed it is that identifiers starting with '__' >> are reserved. It's pretty unlikely but it's possible that the name >> will conflict with a C implementation in the future. > > The whole kernel is using identifiers starting with a double underscore > left and right. The risk should be acceptable though - also because the > kernel isn't linked against external libraries. The reserved namespace applies to applications built against a standard library so as to avoid name clashes with library internals. The kernel doesn't use the standard library, so it can use any identifiers. This should be clear from the fact that the reserved identifiers are listed in the "Library" chapter of the C standard. -- Måns Rullgård mans@xxxxxxxxx
