Messages in this thread | | | From | David Howells <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] Keys: Add possessor permissions to keys | Date | Wed, 21 Sep 2005 16:44:04 +0100 |
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Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org> wrote:
> Ok, maybe I'm just strange, but when I see code like > > if (is_key_possessed(keyref)) { > > I'm inevitably mentally going "Linda Blair! It is spewing pea-soup and > rotating its head!" > > Maybe not the best of naming practices..
Or maybe not the best of mental or film watching practices? :-)
How about if I call it is_key_retained() instead?
Of course, I now prefer the name is_key_possessed() if only to frighten other kernel developers...
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