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On 3/20/19 6:50 PM, Stephen Hemminger wrote:
> On Wed, 20 Mar 2019 12:40:26 +0800
> Tiwei Bie <tiwei.bie@intel.com> wrote:
> 
>>> I agree the vq_ prefix is not needed and I think the code is more
>>> readable in general seeing the packed/split name when using the struct.
>>>
>>> Please also consider that cosmetic changes in multiple places likely
>>> mean backports will not apply cleanly to the stable branches anymore, so
>>> it does have a cost.
>>
>> Yeah, agree.
> 
> 
> prefixing structure elements is an old school BSD thing back from when
> compilers were not smart about namespaces for identifiers.

Ha, good to know! I wasn't aware of that.

> 
> Agree that it is no longer needed.
> 

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On 3/20/19 6:50 PM, Stephen Hemminger wrote:
> On Wed, 20 Mar 2019 12:40:26 +0800
> Tiwei Bie <tiwei.bie@intel.com> wrote:
> 
>>> I agree the vq_ prefix is not needed and I think the code is more
>>> readable in general seeing the packed/split name when using the struct.
>>>
>>> Please also consider that cosmetic changes in multiple places likely
>>> mean backports will not apply cleanly to the stable branches anymore, so
>>> it does have a cost.
>>
>> Yeah, agree.
> 
> 
> prefixing structure elements is an old school BSD thing back from when
> compilers were not smart about namespaces for identifiers.

Ha, good to know! I wasn't aware of that.

> 
> Agree that it is no longer needed.
>