Date: Tue, 13 May 2003 07:25:32 -0400 (EDT) From: Thomas David Rivers <rivers@dignus.com> To: hackers@freebsd.org, jkh@apple.com Subject: Re: A modest proposal for better errno values... Message-ID: <200305131125.h4DBPWr23993@lakes.dignus.com> In-Reply-To: <E371408A-8520-11D7-8900-000393BB9222@apple.com>
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Robert Klein <RoKlein@roklein.de> wrote: > > > On Tuesday 13 May 2003 12:05, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: > > This error is currently used exactly one place in our kernel, where > > it indicates that somebody with a FreeBSD commit bit or similar > > level of clue has goofed up some code in such a way as to seriously > > put users disk content at risk. > > mm, if the programmer "goofed up", why not name it > EGOOFUP ? sounds kinda more descriptive than "DOOFUS"... > > (jumping into shelter...) > > Robert I think Robert is "on to" something here... But - EGOOFUP isn't descriptive enough for the situation Poul-Henning writes about... How about EKERNERR /* A programming error in the kernel */ Wouldn't that be descriptive of the situation without insulting anyone? - Just a thought - - Dave Rivers - -- rivers@dignus.com Work: (919) 676-0847 Get your mainframe programming tools at http://www.dignus.com
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