Tomasz Warniełło <tomasz.warniello@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > On Mon, 03 Jan 2022 11:04:53 +0200 > Jani Nikula <jani.nikula@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> In kernel, tabs are 8 characters. >> >> See Documentation/process/coding-style.rst >> > > I am a heretic then. > > Except for the initial dogma, I understand and agree with the rationale > in coding-style.rst. > > Only what if I have stared at the screen not for 20 hours, but for > 40 hours? Now I want to have indentation even deeper, of 16 spaces. > And how do I get this having 8 spaces here and there instead of tabs? > The system begins to fall apart. > > The misleading statement is that tabs are 8 characters long. No. They > are exactly 1 character long. And that's ASCII 9. This is not particularly helpful. I would like to get your work in, but need some cooperation to get there. Please: - Post your patch series as a single thread with a coherent cover letter. - Stick with current coding conventions - Avoid snide comments to reviewers. Thanks, jon
