Re: [PATCH 2.5.5] do export vmalloc_to_page to modules...

Nicholas Berry (nikberry@med.umich.edu)
Thu, 04 Apr 2002 12:27:54 -0500


"Richard B. Johnson" wrote:

> The term "illegal" historically refers to laws. Laws are rules
> enacted by governments.

As definition (a) in the OED makes clear.

But then the OED also says:

b. Lawless, irregular. Obs. rare.

1728 R. MORRIS Ess. Anc. Archit. 20 How preferable the Beauties of ancient Architecture are to the illegal Practices of our modern Builders.

So if bad architecture can be illegal, I guess bad operands can be too.

Nik

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