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RFC Harry Wei 2 participants 3 messages Jul 15, 2011

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Hi all,
When i read the kernel codes, i always find the code comments with /* XXX ..... */. The 'XXX' turns to be colourful. It is with croci. I don't know the meaning of 'XXX'? Can anyone tell me?

Thanks in advance
Harry Wei

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Quoted 4 lines · Harry Wei

Hi all,
When i read the kernel codes, i always find the code comments with /* XXX ..... */. The 'XXX' turns to be colourful. It is with croci. I don't know the meaning of 'XXX'? Can anyone tell me?

It is just a marker that there's still some work to do, like FIXME, TODO, and HERE. Normally you set this marker to be able to find all those places easily by a simple search. The marker should at least be accompanied by an explanatory text.

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Thanks in advance
Harry Wei
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Quoted 6 lines · Arne Jansen

On 15.07.2011 05:47, Harry Wei wrote:
It is just a marker that there's still some work to do, like FIXME, TODO, and HERE. Normally you set this marker to be able to find all those places easily by a simple search. The marker should at least be accompanied by an explanatory text.

Hmmm.., i see. In this way, we can help to finish the jobs which have not been accomplished.

Thanks
Harry Wei