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Date:      Thu, 20 Dec 2001 15:50:11 -0700
From:      Nate Williams <nate@yogotech.com>
To:        Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@critter.freebsd.dk>
Cc:        Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au>, Peter Wemm <peter@FreeBSD.org>, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: src/sys/alpha/alpha pmap.c src/sys/i386/i386 pmap.c src/sys/ia64/ia64 pmap.c 
Message-ID:  <15394.27427.220607.984244@caddis.yogotech.com>
In-Reply-To: <667.1008876572@critter.freebsd.dk>
References:  <20011221005726.Q884-100000@gamplex.bde.org> <667.1008876572@critter.freebsd.dk>

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> >> peter       2001/12/19 21:29:59 PST
> >>
> >>   Modified files:
> >>     sys/alpha/alpha      pmap.c
> >>     sys/i386/i386        pmap.c
> >>     sys/ia64/ia64        pmap.c
> >>   Log:
> >>   Replace a bunch of:
> >>         for (pv = TAILQ_FIRST(&m->md.pv_list);
> >>                  pv;
> >>                  pv = TAILQ_NEXT(pv, pv_list)) {
> >>   with:
> >>         TAILQ_FOREACH(pv, &m->md.pv_list, pv_list) {
> >>
> >>   Revision  Changes    Path
> >>   1.79      +9 -28     src/sys/alpha/alpha/pmap.c
> >>   1.301     +6 -20     src/sys/i386/i386/pmap.c
> >>   1.41      +10 -30    src/sys/ia64/ia64/pmap.c
> >
> >This is a regression IMO.  Please write C programs in something
> >resembling C.
> 
> This is an improvement IMO.  Please use whatever means we have to
> improve readability of our source code.

I agree with Bruce.  It reduces readability because it requires
implicit knowledge of the (IMHO) incredibly confusing QUEUE macros.

The original code is more C-like, and is easier to understand.


Nate

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