On 5/23/18 2:05 PM, Joe Perches wrote: > Convert the S_<FOO> symbolic permissions to their octal equivalents as > using octal and not symbolic permissions is preferred by many as more > readable. > > see: https://lkml.org/lkml/2016/8/2/1945 > > Done with automated conversion via: > $ ./scripts/checkpatch.pl -f --types=SYMBOLIC_PERMS --fix-inplace <files...> > > Miscellanea: > > o Wrapped modified multi-line calls to a single line where appropriate > o Realign modified multi-line calls to open parenthesis Honestly, I see this as pretty needless churn. -- Jens Axboe
