The --> "operator" (was: Re: CVS commit: src/sys/uvm)

[Roland Illig <roland.illig%gmx.de@localhost>]

  Am 07.07.2026 16:08:00 schrieb Taylor R Campbell :
  
  
>> Date: Mon, 6 Jul 2026 00:14:59 +0900
  
>> From: Takashi YAMAMOTO <yamt9999%gmail.com@localhost>
  
>>
  
>> @@ -900,7 +897,7 @@ uvm_swap_stats(char *ptr, int misc,
  
>>         error = 0;
  
>>         count = 0;
  
>>         sp = sdps;
  
>> -       while (misc-- > 0) {
  
>> +       while (misc --> 0) {
  
>>
  
>> this style change is quite surprising to me. it it intentional?
  
>
  
> This is the best operator in C!  --> is the `goes down to' operator.
  
  
How does it come that this "best operator" is neither mentioned in operator(7) nor share/misc/style, and that indent(1) formats it as two separate operators? All this looks like you're making things up.
  
  
If you decide that this style is superior, you should adjust the aforementioned places (there may be more) and apply this style change throughout the whole source tree, for consistency.
  
  
Roland