How about types or variables and functions beggining with one "_" as _exit()? On Mon, 03 Nov 2003 15:44:28 +0530 Ketan Mukadam <kmukadam@neomagic.com> wrote: > > The function name starting with __ are the ones which does the actual > job...and the function names without __ are the wrapper on top of these, > which simply calls the __ functions. > > Ketan > > Shinpei Kato wrote: > > >Pls look over my recent increasing askings. > >I'm studying the internal of the linux kernel for my university task. > >To study it effectively, I think I have to know the way to name > >types, variables and functions. Especially, I wanna know what a number > >of "_" at the beginning of name means. > >For instance, on codes about process, the type __wait_queue has two "_"s > >at the beginning. What does it mean? Also the function __switch_to() has > >two. Meanwhile the function _exit() has one "_". > > > >Could someone tell me the way to name these? > > > >Regards, > > > > > > > > -- > Age is an issue of mind over matter. > If you don't mind ...it doesn't matter > .....Mark Twain > > > -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/
