Re: kernel coding style for if ... else which cross #ifdef

[H. Peter Anvin]

Vegard Nossum wrote:
> Why not use all-lowercase config_* names? It seems elegant, and fits
> in with the notion that these are to be used not as macros, but as
> ordinary constants.
>
> (The only disadvantage I can see is that they will stand out less. But
> I don't know how great the disadvantage is.)

I think that would be a massive disadvantage.  Furthermore, they *can* 
(and arguably *should*) still be used for the preprocessor; something like:

#if CFG_BLUTTAN

... at least can be configured to warn on a typo.

	-hpa

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