On Mar 11 2007 22:15, Cong WANG wrote: > > I have a question about coding style in linux kernel. In > Documention/CodingStyle, it is said that "Linux style for comments is > the C89 "/* ... */" style. Don't use C99-style "// ..." comments." > _But_ I see a lot of '//' style comments in current kernel code. > > Which is wrong? The documentions or the code, or neither? And why?
The code. And because it's not always reviewed but silently pushed. > Another question is about NULL. AFAIK, in user space, using NULL is > better than directly using 0 in C. In kernel, I know it used its own > NULL, which may be defined as ((void*)0), but it's _still_ different > from raw zero. In what way? >So can I say using NULL is better than 0 in kernel? On what basis? Do you even know what NULL is defined as in (C, not C++) userspace? Think about it. Jan -- - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
