Re: 2.4.9 does not compile [PATCH]

From: David S. Miller (davem@redhat.com)
Date: Thu Aug 16 2001 - 20:53:19 EST


   From: Andrew Morton <akpm@zip.com.au>
   Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2001 18:49:58 -0700

   int test(int __x, int __y)
   {
           return min(__x, __y); /* sic */
   }

People are expected not to use underscore prefixed
variables in normal C code, this is why macros
in the kernel make liberal use of them for locals.

I mean, with your rule half of the macro defines in the kernel using
local variables are broken :-)

Later,
David S. Miller
davem@redhat.com
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