Re: Use enum to declare errno values

[Coywolf Qi Hunt]

2005/12/3, Bill Davidsen <davidsen@xxxxxxx>:
> Using enum doesn't *solve* problems, it does *allow* type checking, and
> *prevent* namespace pollution. Use of typedef allows future changes, if
> you use "struct XXX" you're stuck with it.

Yes, Greg KH had a lecture at a KS to encourage us to "stuck with it".
And akpm once told me to always use struct foo * when I was trying to
use task_t in argument list and struct task_struct *.for variable
definitions.

What do you mean by `future change'? You constantly change the struct
name or its members? I don't see any real problem hier.

>
> --
> bill davidsen <davidsen@xxxxxxx>
>    CTO TMR Associates, Inc
>    Doing interesting things with small computers since 1979
>

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