Hello! Am 15.07.2014 07:18, schrieb Varka Bhadram: > There are can be two solutions: > > 1. Replace the long function name (sk_unattached_filter_create) with the simple macro. > We can define the macro locally with our driver name.I don't know how many people > will accept it. For this we have to change the entire filter framework. > > 2. Shorten the argument name 'pass_filter/active_filter'. > For this also we need to change the entire framework. People many not be accept it. Is the 80 characters limit really that strong? Documentation/SubmittingPatches contains the paragraph: > The style checker should be viewed as > a guide not as the final word. If your code looks better with > a violation then its probably best left alone. IMHO defining and using local macros only to shorten two lines does not improve code readability. Note that we talk about 83 and 85 characters, respectively, not about >= 100. Regards, Christoph Schulz -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-ppp" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
