>>>>> "Linus" == Linus Torvalds <[email protected]> writes:
[snip - excellent description of typedefs considered evil]
Linus> Maybe there are other cases too, but the rule should basically
Linus> be to NEVER EVER use a typedef unless you can clearly match one
Linus> of those rules.
Linus> In general, a pointer, or a struct that has elements that can
Linus> reasonably be directly accessed should _never_ be a typedef.
Hi,
This one sounds like yet another example of something any new Linux
developer should print and stick on his/her wall next to their
monitor.
A candidate for Documentation/ any volunteers?
Cheers,
Jes
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