Date: Fri, 30 Oct 1998 10:45:23 -0800 (PST) From: Julian Elischer <julian@whistle.com> To: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: scanf in the kernel? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95.981030104409.29817C-100000@current1.whistle.com> In-Reply-To: <199810300813.AAA01726@dingo.cdrom.com>
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Yes we have already seveal places that do this sort of thing.. e.g. matching device/manufacturer strings in teh CAM and SCSI systems. On Fri, 30 Oct 1998, Mike Smith wrote: > > Just wondering what the general feeling would be about having scanf in > the kernel? As we move towards more abstract representations of things > (eg. device names), it's becoming more important to be able to parse > strings inside the kernel. > > Doing this in hand-rolled code is tedious, error-prone and results in > code that can be hard to read and maintain (as everyone does it their > own way). > > If this isn't totally repulsive, I'll roll a somewhat smaller version > of the libc vfscanf for general approval. > > -- > \\ Sometimes you're ahead, \\ Mike Smith > \\ sometimes you're behind. \\ mike@smith.net.au > \\ The race is long, and in the \\ msmith@freebsd.org > \\ end it's only with yourself. \\ msmith@cdrom.com > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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