Re: [PATCH] lib/uuid.c: eliminate uuid_[bl]e_index arrays

["George Spelvin" <linux@sciencehorizons.net>]

On Wed, 01 Jun 2016 at 15:32:47, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> On Tue, 2016-05-31 at 14:36 -0700, Joe Perches wrote:
>> On Tue, 2016-05-31 at 16:31 -0400, George Spelvin wrote:
>>> -static int __uuid_to_bin(const char *uuid, __u8 b[16], const u8
>>> ei[16])
>>> +static int __uuid_to_bin(const char uuid[36], __u8 b[16], const u8
>>> si[16])
>> 
>> Functions with sized array arguments are generally undesired.
> 
> That function follows existing UUID API. Since we have now it
> consolidated in one place someone may fix it eventually.

Just to clarify:

int foo(char *);
int foo(char *floccinaucinihilipilifcation);
int foo(char *p);
int foo(char p[]);
int foo(char []);
int foo(char p[1]);
int foo(char p[999999999]);

are all the exact same declaration.  There is no API change; the only
difference is stylistic.  (Try it!  Copy them to a .c file and
compile it.  Observe the lack of conflicting declaration warnings.)

Although the compiler doesn't care, I happen to prefer to include
parameter names for the benefit of someone reading the header files.

For the same reason, if the pointer is to the start of an array with
definite length (that's not 1), I prefer to use the array form showing
that length.

But it's a matter of style, not substance, either way.