On Wed, Jun 17, 2020 at 07:32:44AM -0600, jim.cro...@gmail.com wrote: > hi Petr > > > You made to do some research and I was wrong. For example, getopt() > > operates with options and their arguments. So, 'keyword' and 'arg' names > > look good after all. > > > > Well, I still think that only one syntax should be supported. And it > > is better to distinguish keywords and arguments, so I prefer keyword=arg. > > > > hehe, Im gonna cite some RFC wisdom to convince you ;-) > > Be strict in what you emit, and permissive in what you accept. > > I see no potential for real ambiguity that would override that bias.
No, the kernel should be strict in what it accepts, otherwise it is a huge maintance burden for no good reason at all. Only one syntax is a wise idea, stick with that please. thanks, greg k-h
