Re: [PATCH 24/45] CacheFiles: Add a hook to write a single page of data to an inode [ver #41]

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On Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:43:41 +0000 David Howells <dhowells@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> > > +/**
> > > + * generic_file_buffered_write_one_page - Write a single page of data to an
> > > + *	inode
> > 
> > kerneldoc doesn't permit line breaks in this context (unless it got
> > fixed recently)
> 
> So you advocate a line exceeding 80 chars?

yup

> I contend that kerneldoc is a bad idea in many ways: it encourages people to
> be lazy and to not write proper interface documentation.

yes, for some reason kereldoc-formatted comments usually aren't very
useful.  They very often just don't convey useful insights.  I wonder
why.  Maybe people think that once they've filled out the form and
ticked all the boxes, they're done.

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