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Date:      Thu, 5 Jul 2001 10:49:48 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Julian Elischer <julian@elischer.org>
To:        Jason Evans <jasone@canonware.com>
Cc:        current@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: RFC: Kernel thread system nomenclature.
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0107051049100.27994-100000@InterJet.elischer.org>
In-Reply-To: <20010705090159.D270@canonware.com>

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I'm tempted to call #4 lwp
to reduce the diffs with NetBSD.


On 5 Jul 2001, Jason Evans wrote:

> On Mon, Jul 02, 2001 at 02:16:16PM -0700, Julian Elischer wrote:
> > 
> > Almost all of the current 'proc' pointers being passed around the system
> > in syscalls will be changed to the #4 item. In addition, most accesses to 
> > curproc would point to a curthread (curr-#4) or a curr#3, so the names
> > selected will be used a lot.
> > The exctent of these edits almost makes it worthwhile to call the #4 item
> > 'struct proc' as the size of the diff would be MASSIVLY reduced.. :-).
> > (everyhting to do with sleeping, blocking, and waking up would
> > avoid changes, and everywhere a syscall passes down "struct proc *p"
> > would avoid changes.
> 
> I think there is a clear argument for #1 to be "struct proc".  I don't much
> care what #2, #3, and #4 are called.
> 
> I am of the rather strong opinion that calling #3/#4 "struct proc" is a bad
> idea in the long run.  Yes, it would reduce the diffs, but it would be
> terribly confusing to those who weren't versed with the development history
> of KSEs.
> 
> Jason
> 


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