> > While I obviously have no strong objection for including > > qed_selftest.h from qed_selftest.c, I'm not sure I understand which C > > standard dictates this requirement. > > Why should a function definition [not call] be preceded by a prototype? > > - When a function is defined in one file and used in another, you want > both files to include the same header that has the declaration to > ensure that the types are identical. There are cases where the > prototype is changed after the fact in an incompatible way, causing > silent data corruption on some configurations but maybe not on others.
O.k., motivation is clear. But this really isn't enforced by the ansi-c standard, right? Anyway, thanks. Acked-by: Yuval Mintz <yuval.mi...@qlogic.com>
