Re: [PATCH 1/3] Add a kstrtobool function matching semantics of existingin kernel equivalents.

[Jonathan Cameron]

On 03/23/11 18:44, Greg KH wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 04:37:40PM +0000, Jonathan Cameron wrote:
>>> Ok, perhaps the name might need to be changed a bit, but the idea is
>>> still good to have.  Please try again.
>>>
>> Any thoughts on what naming would work?  Nothing immediately comes to mind
>> which is why I ended up pinching the kstrto* naming...
>>
>> reallysloppy_strtobool?
>> guessintent_strtobool?
> 
> usr_strtobool?  I don't care :)
That works for me.  Anything usr related is clearly sloppy ;)
> 
>> or the old classic underscore prefix to 'encourage' people to check what it does
>> before using it
>>
>> __strtobool?
> 
> Ick, no, that implies that no one outside of this file should call it.
> Or it should be called with locks held or some such "special" thing.
> Don't do that...
 I may have gotten a smidgen flippant ;)
> 
> thanks,
> 
> greg k-h
> 

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