RE: errata/525: PROPOSAL - Memory for callback routine's structures should be allocated by simulator

From: Jim Vellenga (vellenga@cadence.com)
Date: Mon Jun 28 2004 - 06:10:00 PDT

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    The following reply was made to PR errata/525; it has been noted by GNATS.

    From: "Jim Vellenga" <vellenga@cadence.com>
    To: "Shalom Bresticker" <Shalom.Bresticker@freescale.com>
    Cc: <ptf-bugs@boyd.com>
    Subject: RE: errata/525: PROPOSAL - Memory for callback routine's structures should be allocated by simulator
    Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2004 09:07:25 -0400

     Perhaps I in turn was mistaken, but I did think that
     the first interpretation was correct. Is there another
     application routine involved?
     
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     Jim Vellenga
     
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     ] -----Original Message-----
     ] From: shalom@az33exr01.mot.com
     ] [mailto:shalom@az33exr01.mot.com] On Behalf Of Shalom Bresticker
     ] Sent: Monday, June 28, 2004 8:50 AM
     ] To: Jim Vellenga
     ] Cc: ptf-bugs@boyd.com
     ] Subject: Re: errata/525: PROPOSAL - Memory for callback
     ] routine's structures should be allocated by simulator
     ]
     ]
     ] Maybe I misunderstood.
     ]
     ] As written,
     ]
     ] "The cb_rtn field of the s_cb_data structure shall be set to
     ] the application
     ] routine, which shall be invoked when the simulator executes
     ] the callback,"
     ]
     ] it is equivalent to saying,
     ]
     ] "The cb_rtn field of the s_cb_data structure shall be set to
     ] the application
     ] routine.
     ] The application routine shall be invoked when the simulator
     ] executes the
     ] callback."
     ]
     ] Is that the intent?
     ]
     ] When reading it, I thought the intent was to state which
     ] application routine
     ] cb_rtn should point to.
     ]
     ] Shalom
     ]
     ]
     ] Jim Vellenga wrote:
     ]
     ] > As far as the comma is concerned, I believe it to be
     ] > correct. I have the 1994 version of the IEEE Standards
     ] > Style Manual, Section 7.3.2, "That and which," which
     ] > says that "'That' is best reserved in essential (or
     ] > restrictive) clause, 'which' is appropriate in nonessential
     ] > (or nonrestrictive), parenthetical clauses."
     ] > In the present case, since there is no question
     ] > as to which application routine we're talking about,
     ] > the subordinate clause is "nonessential" or "nonrestrictive";
     ] > that is, it does not further identify the application
     ] > routine. So, ", which" is correct according to
     ] > IEEE usage.
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