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From: "Robert P. J. Day" <rpjday@crashcourse.ca>
To: Greg KH <greg@kroah.com>
Cc: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com>,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@vrfy.org>,
	Alan Stern <stern@rowland.harvard.edu>,
	Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
Subject: Re: [RFC] kobject/kset/ktype documentation and example code updated
Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2007 17:03:35 -0500 (EST)	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <alpine.LFD.0.9999.0712201659360.10061@localhost.localdomain> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20071220212700.GB5808@kroah.com>

On Thu, 20 Dec 2007, Greg KH wrote:

> How about:
> 	- A ktype is the type of object that embeds a kobject.

if i were reading the above for the first time, i would have no idea
what was being embedded where.  "embeds a kobject" where?  what's
being embedded in what?  that sentence doesn't make it clear.  what's
the current definition for a "struct kobject"?

>         Every structure that embeds a kobject needs a corresponding ktype.

and if it does, whose responsibility is it to provide one?  mine?
that's not clear.

> 	  The ktype controls what happens to the kobject when it is
> 	  created and destroyed.

i doubt that.   i wouldn't say that the ktype "controls" what happens,
i would say that it "defines" what happens.  to control suggests
active participation.

rday


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Robert P. J. Day
Linux Consulting, Training and Annoying Kernel Pedantry
Waterloo, Ontario, CANADA

http://crashcourse.ca
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  reply	other threads:[~2007-12-20 22:03 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 21+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2007-12-20  0:30 Greg KH
2007-12-20  0:31 ` [RFC] sample kobject implementation code Greg KH
2007-12-20  0:31 ` [RFC] sample kset/ktype/kobject " Greg KH
2008-01-03 15:14   ` Cornelia Huck
2007-12-20  4:26 ` [RFC] kobject/kset/ktype documentation and example code updated Alan Stern
2007-12-20  7:27   ` Kay Sievers
2007-12-20 21:48   ` Greg KH
2007-12-20  6:32 ` Randy Dunlap
2007-12-20 21:27   ` Greg KH
2007-12-20 22:03     ` Robert P. J. Day [this message]
2007-12-20 22:20       ` Greg KH
2007-12-20 22:06     ` Randy Dunlap
2007-12-20 22:12       ` Greg KH
2007-12-20 22:29         ` Randy Dunlap
2007-12-20 22:42           ` Greg KH
2007-12-20 22:48             ` Randy Dunlap
2007-12-20 22:57     ` Alan Stern
2007-12-20  7:54 ` Dave Young
2007-12-20  8:02   ` Greg KH
2007-12-20  9:04 ` Jan Engelhardt
2007-12-20 21:16   ` Greg KH

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