On Wed, Jul 26, 2023 at 07:54:24AM -0700, Bart Van Assche wrote: > On 7/26/23 05:46, Daniel Wagner wrote: > > Group all variable declarations together at the beginning of the > > function. > > An explanation of why this change has been proposed is missing from the > patch description. Sure, I'll add one. The coding style to declare all local variables at the beginning of the function. > I think the current style, with variable declarations occurring just before > the first use of a variable, is on purpose. I like that style. The majority of functions declare variables at the beginning of the functions. As you can see these are only a handful of declerations which do not adhere to the coding style.