Re: [PATCH 0/8] include/net: next set of extern removals
From: Joe Perches <joe@perches.com>
Date: 2013-08-01 17:05:55
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On Thu, 2013-08-01 at 09:44 -0700, Eric Dumazet wrote:
'extern' in include files are an easy way to have a grep friendly marker, and otherwise are harmless. _You_ believe they are useless, other people think otherwise.
I believe I wrote superfluous.
I learned C 30 years ago, and using 'extern' is quite natural for me.
I think I've got a few years headstart on you. All that means is we're both relatively old... cheers, Joe