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RE: [Xen-devel] __function API
> >I have a question about function naming conventions in
> headers. I've been
> >assuming that the __ prefix means "internal", i.e. not
> really part of the
> >exported API of a header. But I see code like this in
> >include/asm-x86/shadow.h:
I'd certainly regard that particular example of __foo() calling foo() as
worth fixing. This code is undergoing massive change at the moment
anyhow, so we'll handle the patch.
> Technically, no identifiers should ever begin with a '__'
> prefix. This
> prefix is reserved for any use by the C standard (section
> 7.1.3) and is
> commonly used to generate temporaries by compilers.
>
> Xen does use '__' frequently as a prefix. I'm not sure it's worth
> removing. It's probably best to avoid doing this in new code though.
I guess we should change these to a single _ , but its not critical
path.
Ian
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