[CALL FOR TESTERS] New system call: abort2()

[Václav Haisman]

Poul-Henning Kamp wrote:
> In message <20051215.162352.28837879.imp at bsdimp.com>, Warner Losh writes:
> 
> 
>>>On the similar note, the ability to move declarations closer to the
>>>point of use in code is IMO nice feature, too. The style(9) doesn't
>>>mention this either.
>>
>>C doesn't allow it, or didn't until recently.  That style tends to
>>lead to really gross things too.  Functions should be short enough
>>that it doesn't matter.
(I haven't gotten this email yet.)
Anything can lead to really gross things if misused.

> 
> 
> Also, it tends to make it harder to judge the amount of stackspace
> a function uses, something which is not entirely uninteresting in
> kernel programming.
While it might be harder to get estimate of stack space allocation I
suspect it could actually lower the allocation.

> 
> And yes, changing style(9) is just not worth the time it takes.
> 

Vaclav Haisman
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