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From: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 1/4] exec: introduce get_arg_ptr() helper
To: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@redhat.com>
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On Thu, Mar 3, 2011 at 7:47 AM, Oleg Nesterov <oleg@redhat.com> wrote:
>> I _personally_ don't like "conditional". Its name is based on code logic.
>> It's unclear what mean "conditional". From data strucuture view, It is
>> "opaque userland pointer".
>
> I agree with any naming, just suggest a better name ;)

Maybe just "struct user_arg_ptr" or something?

                        Linus