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Re: patch to un-K&R-ify libkern


From: Matthew Dillon <dillon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2004 10:23:27 -0800 (PST)

:Joerg Sonnenberger wrote:
:> Commited. Thanks. The addition of (void) to empty_loop() and co
:> is unnecessary.
:
:?
:
:In C (but not C++), "void empty_loop()" is a function taking any number 
:of args, equivalent to "void empty_loop(...)"; the (void) addition 
:prohibits arguments from being passed.  Presumably, this matches a 
:header somewhere?  (Though I didn't see it in the patch.)

    No.  void empty_loop(); is simply an old style K&R definition, while 
    void empty_loop(void); is an ANSI definition.

    So the void should be in there if the idea is to un-K&R-ify the code.

					-Matt
					Matthew Dillon 
					<dillon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>



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