> On 03/22/13 17:25, Philip Guenther wrote: > > On Fri, Mar 22, 2013 at 7:53 AM, Gabriel Linder <[email protected]> > > wrote: > >> - * bpf understands a program iff kernel_major == filter_major && > >> + * bpf understands a program if kernel_major == filter_major && > > Not a typo: "iff" is a shorthand for "if and only if" that was > > inherited from the mathematics community. > > I did not know that, thanks. Maybe it should be spelled in full letters then ?
iff is a useful technical word which avoids us typing it out in full every time. If we replaced such simple words everytime someone didn't understand them, eventually our in-line code would be full of babytalk.
