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Re: [PATCH] Use __unused0 instead of __unused for user visible struct members

On Mon, Jan 9, 2012 at 5:45 PM, Carlos O'Donell <carlos@systemhalted.org> wrote:
> Should a mechanical change, with no maintenance impact, be carried
> out to enable the building of BSD code which is known to be
> non-conforming, for the benefit of the user community that wishes
> to use this code with glibc?
>
> Does the benefit to the community factor into the decision making?

I still see no clear technical reason not to apply a patch which has
immediate benefit to the community.

Is there something I am missing regarding the other side of the argument?

Cheers,
Carlos.
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