Re: [PATCH] main: Use static global rather than 'General' string literal.

Grant Erickson <[email protected]>
Newsgroups dev.linux.lists.connman
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On Dec 28, 2023, at 1:54 AM, Marcel Holtmann <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> This converts a potential run time error due to a mis-spelling of the
>>>> "General" configuration group name repeatedly used a string literal
>>>> into a potential compile time error due to a mis-spelling of the
>>>> static global that now references it once and only once.
>>>> ---
>>>> src/main.c | 85 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------------------
>>>> 1 file changed, 49 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)
>>> 
>>> wouldn’t be
>>> 
>>> #define GENERAL_GROUP “General”
>>> 
>>> or
>>> 
>>> #define GROUP_GENERAL “General”
>>> 
>>> be actually more consistent with the other constants we use here.
>> 
>> There are definitely an appreciable number of existing preprocessor definitions in this file. So, with that in mind, a preprocessor definition would be stylistically more consistent.
>> 
>>> I do like the all upper-case to indicate a constant here (and scrapping
>>> the “name” portion).
>>> 
>>> Otherwise, yes, it is stupid from us to keep using “General” in all
>>> places :(
>> 
>> At -O2 optimization, all three approaches are neutral from a code-generation perspective. So, the question comes down to one of style:
>> 
>> [ … ]
>> 
>> I’d be happy to re-submit a v2 patch with the preprocessor definition.
> 
> then lets use the preprocessor macro. We defiantly have used that more
> than the global string.

Marcel,

Submitted as v2.

Best,

Grant

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