Re: [RFC, 2.6] a simple FIFO implementation

[Stelian Pop]

On Thu, Sep 16, 2004 at 10:00:50AM -0700, Andrew Morton wrote:

> Stelian Pop <stelian@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > Here is the updated patch.
> 
> Looks good to me.
> 
> You're using `head' as "the place from which `get' gets characters" and
> you're using `tail' as "the place where `put' puts characters".  So the
> FIFO is, logically:
> 
> 
>           tail            head
>     * ->  ********************   -> *
>      put                         get
> 

That was the intent, yes.

> I've always done it the other way: you put stuff onto the head and take
> stuff off the tail.  Now I have a horid feeling that I've always been
> arse-about.  hrm.  

Maybe I should use 'start' and 'end' as indices after all, they
are less subject to confusion.

Stelian.
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Stelian Pop <stelian@xxxxxxxxxx>
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