From: Karthik Nayak Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2015 05:07:04 GMT Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 05/11] ref-filter: skip deref specifier in match_atom_name() Message-ID: In-Reply-To: On Thu, Dec 17, 2015 at 2:41 AM, Eric Sunshine wrote: > On Wed, Dec 16, 2015 at 10:29 AM, Karthik Nayak wrote: >> In upcoming patches we make calls to match_atom_name() with the '*' >> deref specifier still attached to the atom name. This causes >> undesirable errors, hence, if present skip over the '*' deref >> specifier in the atom name. > > I'd drop the second sentence since it doesn't add much or any value. > Instead, you might want to explain that skipping '*' is done as a > convenience. > > Subsequent patches will call match_atom_name() with the '*' deref > specifier still attached to the atom name so, as a convenience, > skip over it on their behalf. > Thanks will put that in. >> Signed-off-by: Karthik Nayak >> --- >> diff --git a/ref-filter.c b/ref-filter.c >> @@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ static int match_atom_name(const char *name, const char *atom_name, const char * >> { >> const char *body; >> >> + /* skip the deref specifier*/ > > Too many spaces before "skip". > Too few spaces after "specifier". > Will fix. -- Regards, Karthik Nayak