Greg KH wrote:
Ick ick ick.
Did you read the section about variable names?
I interpret #4 as meaning no Hungarian notation. i_, o_, io_, l_, iv_, and g_ prefixes are not 'types'. Plus, they allow me to follow the other guidelines better, especially #1, #2, and #6.
I haven't done any kernel dev, but I've read the docs and my interpretation was that: - i_, o_, io_ would be covered by the function comments - l_ is unnecessary b/c it's defined relatively near to where you see it - iv_ is generally indicated by the . or -> before it.
I think the general idea is that people have to type 2 or 3 extra characters when they could be typing something more useful like actual code. It also means you can fit less code on a single line which as I understand it, was a significant factor when determining the coding style.
-matt
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