Date: Fri, 30 Oct 1998 10:25:39 -0500 (EST) From: Bill Fumerola <billf@chc-chimes.com> To: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: scanf in the kernel? Message-ID: <Pine.HPP.3.96.981030102422.27452F-100000@hp9000.chc-chimes.com> In-Reply-To: <199810300813.AAA01726@dingo.cdrom.com>
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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. I'm not a kernel-hacking kind of guy, but I know just from personal C experiences that scanf makes things a lot easier to change later on and easier to get a visual representation of. scanf and sprintf have become my friend. - bill fumerola [root/billf]@chc-chimes.com - computer horizons corp - - ph:(800)252.2421 x128 / bfumerol@computerhorizons.com - BF1560 - "Logic, like whiskey, loses its beneficial effect when taken in too large quantities" -Lord Dunsany To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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