[PATCH] Get rid of ASM_SIZE_DIRECTIVE (take 2)
Mike Frysinger
vapier@gentoo.org
Wed Sep 19 18:19:00 GMT 2012
On Tuesday 18 September 2012 14:57:17 Carlos O'Donell wrote:
> On 9/18/2012 1:06 PM, Roland McGrath wrote:
> > That looks fine to me, though I am having second thoughts about the exact
> > choice of name. SYMBOL_SIZE doesn't really communicate that it computes
> > based on ., i.e. that the placement of the macro relative to assembly
> > code following the symbol is crucial. Good names are not coming to mind
> > just now.
>
> Imply that it's computed: SYMBOL_CALC_SIZE?
>
> Imply that it's positional: SYMBOL_HERE_SIZE?
if we aren't terribly set on names, i'd say let's just use the same macros
that the kernel already does since other projects have picked up those styles.
-mike
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