-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Thu, Jul 26, 2007 at 04:45:55AM -0400, Min-Hua Chen wrote: > I note that the headers of the linux source have "extern" in the function > protoptye. > I think the extern is not necessary because all function in C are global > (except static functions), Correct. > on the other hand, adding "extern" in prototype makes the code easy to > read. I disagree, adding an "extern" to a function prototype makes the line 7 characters longer, which increases the chance of breaking the function line because it will be longer than 80 characters. That doesn't make it easier to read in my book... > Is there any stronger reason for adding "extern" in function prototype? It's redundant, so don't use it. Erik - -- They're all fools. Don't worry. Darwin may be slow, but he'll eventually get them. -- Matthew Lammers in alt.sysadmin.recovery -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFGqLWs/PlVHJtIto0RAu6+AJsFdOREA1W7+VF61PfmJAfr2VpcOACdGx4t 9f6fycqQvpmuMX9wCNigHrM= =Gu00 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ
