----- Original Message ----
> From: Dan Carpenter <error27@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: Joe Perches <joe@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Andy Whitcroft <apw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx;
>kernel-janitors@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Tue, January 4, 2011 10:24:31 AM
> Subject: Re: [patch] checkpatch: putting the && or || on the wrong line
>
> On Mon, Jan 03, 2011 at 10:58:50PM -0800, Joe Perches wrote:
> > On Tue, 2011-01-04 at 08:59 +0300, Dan Carpenter wrote:
> > > + WARN("put the && or || at the end of the previous line\n" .
>$herecurr);
> >
> > I've submitted something like this a couple of times and gotten
> > various objections but I think it's sensible.
> >
> > https://lkml.org/lkml/2009/12/5/65
> > https://lkml.org/lkml/2010/7/11/92
>
> If everyone except you thinks it's a waste of time, then stop asking me
> to redo my patches. :/ I don't care either way so long as CodingStyle
> and checkpatch reflect the rules.
>
The problem is that CodingStyle (here and elsewhere) is viewed a the holy-grail
or at least natural-law by some. It should not. It is just about style/taste and
that will never suit everybody. Insisting to much on style is just driving those
away that:
a) just want to contribute content
b1) have their own style for decades
b2) detest uniformity
For *me* the sensible thing is to keep "style" when you make small
modifications/patches to existing stuff, but use whatever style is best for you
when contributing new stuff.
Anyway, I just wanted to say "Happy New Year" to Linux :-)
Cheers
Martin
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