Source-Changes archive

[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index][Old Index]

Re: CVS commit: src/sys/sys



matthew green wrote:

> all this is missing my point that "bufpages" has been a global in
> the kernel since day0 -- do you want to remove that?  if it's 
> kernel global, it should have a public header declaring it.  i
> don't like local "extern"s for globals.

bufpages notwithstanding, I definitely agree with Matt that local
"externs" are a bad thing.  Variables can change types over time, and
these externs may cause problems if not updated, possibly in subtle
ways.

Simon.
--
Simon Burge                            <simonb%wasabisystems.com@localhost>
NetBSD Support and Service:         http://www.wasabisystems.com/



Home | Main Index | Thread Index | Old Index