On Monday 03 April 2006 19:32, Takashi Iwai wrote:
> At Mon, 03 Apr 2006 11:00:20 -0700,
>
> Carlos Munoz wrote:
> > Takashi Iwai wrote:
> > >Please avoid use of typedefs as much as possible.
> > >We (finally :-) got rid of whole typedefs recently from the ALSA core
> > >code.
> >
> > Hi Takashi,
> >
> > Just out of curiosity. What is the reason for no using typedefs ?
>
> Just to follow the convention of coding style in kernel tree.
>
> There are some reasons that typedefs are evil, but I don't want to
> start flames :)
I also do not wish to start a flame war, but I will direct Carlos to this URL:
http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/5780
I think this write-up provides justification. However, it is not part of
linux/Documentation/CodingStyle. Perhaps somebody should add these details to
this file, so that new code follows this currently 'unwritten' rule.
--
Cheers,
Alistair.
'No sense being pessimistic, it probably wouldn't work anyway.'
Third year Computer Science undergraduate.
1F2 55 South Clerk Street, Edinburgh, UK.
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