>> But I proposed an other source code layout for useful reasons. > > I think there is a (hidden) cost of having pure cleanup patches: > they make backporting fixes harder (across the cleanup) There the usual software development consequences to consider if you dare to change the source code at all. > stylistic changes must have a clear benefit, readability is subjective, > consistency per se doesn't buy anything There are also different opinions involved. > the discussion how code should be written in the first place is separate > from the discussion what is worth fixing up lateron (IMHO) Are you looking for a corresponding agreement? Regards, Markus -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe kernel-janitors" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html