> > If you're running into the 80 character limit, then it's fine to use > > two tabs. I think we have been rejecting patches that push align the > > parameters but push past the 80 character limit. Using one tab is > > confusing because it makes the decalarations line up with the code. > > Interesting. Do you have an example of this? I've thought checkpatch.pl > gave a warning if the line ended with an opening parenthesis no matter > what. Checkpatch is a perl script that searches for patterns that often indicate code that is hard to understand. It is not a precise definition of what is allowed in the Linux kernel. Humans have to amke compromises. julia