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

From: Francoise Martinolle (fm@cadence.com)
Date: Mon Jun 28 2004 - 07:30:00 PDT

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

    From: Francoise Martinolle <fm@cadence.com>
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    Subject: RE: errata/525: PROPOSAL - Memory for callback routine's structures should be allocated by simulator
    Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2004 10:28:15 -0400 (EDT)

     I suggest to use 2 sentences as Shalom presented.
     
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    >From: "Jim Vellenga" <vellenga@cadence.com>
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    >The following reply was made to PR errata/525; it has been noted by GNATS.
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    >From: "Jim Vellenga" <vellenga@cadence.com>
    >To: "Shalom Bresticker" <Shalom.Bresticker@freescale.com>
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    >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
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    > 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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    > ] -----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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