Re: kern/38602: sigtimedwait modifies parameter marked 'restrict'

[Andrew Doran <ad%netbsd.org@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR kern/38602; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Andrew Doran <ad%netbsd.org@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
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Subject: Re: kern/38602: sigtimedwait modifies parameter marked 'restrict'
Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 14:22:57 +0100

 On Wed, May 07, 2008 at 01:10:04PM +0000, Christos Zoulas wrote:
 
 >  The restrict qualifier when applied to a data pointer it indicates that
 >  during the scope of that pointer declaration, all data accessed through
 >  it will be accessed only through that pointer but not through any other
 >  pointer. The problem is that the pointer is also marked const. Is that
 >  what you mean?
 
 Yes, that's what I meant. C99 is making me feel old and out of date.. ;-)
 
 Andrew