On Sunday 04 November 2018 at 10:32:38 +0000, Mike Crowe wrote: > * Function naming: > > Several proposals have been made for naming:
I only had one reply to the naming suggestions below, so I've combed through prior emails looking for preferences there. I apologise if I missed your preference. Please let me know! Results below. > ** 1. clock prefix > sem_clock_timedwait > pthread_mutex_clock_timedlock > pthread_cond_clock_timedwait > pthread_rwlock_clock_timedrdlock > pthread_rwlock_clock_timedwrlock > mq_clock_timedreceive > mq_clock_timedsend Preferred by SC (in private email) > ** 2. timed->clock > sem_clockwait > pthread_mutex_clocklock > pthread_rwlock_clockrdlock > pthread_rwlock_clockwrlock > mq_clockreceive > mq_clocksend > pthread_cond_clockwait Preferred by Mark Harris, Daniel Eischen. > ** 3. onclock suffix > sem_timedwait_onclock > pthread_mutex_timedlock_onclock > pthread_rwlock_timedrdlock_onclock > pthread_rwlock_timedwrlock_onclock > mq_timedreceive_onclock > mq_timedsend_onclock > pthread_cond_timedwait_onclock Preferred by Tom Cherry (although I suspect that, like me, he's be happy with either of the others too if it meant that the feature was added!) > All guidance gratefully appreciated. So, it looks like there isn't a clear favourite, but timed->clock has a slight majority. I plan to enter a new defect report to supersede http://austingroupbugs.net/view.php?id=1164 by covering all the above functions. Thanks. Mike.
