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On 05/07/2012 10:06 PM, David Miller wrote:
> From: Lucas De Marchi <lucas.demarchi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Mon, 7 May 2012 16:49:16 -0300
> 
>> Doing so also means we don't create our own rules and impose them on
>> others, like happened some time ago
>> (https://lkml.org/lkml/2012/4/16/473).
> 
> You conveniently forgot to show that Linus said that it's OK for a
> subsystem maintainer to request that kind of coding style, it's just
> not OK to impose it tree-wide.

Actually, checkpatch.pl does validate the rule being discussed here.
That could be regarded as imposing it. The SubmittingPatches document
states the following:

"At a minimum you should check your patches with the patch style
checker prior to submission (scripts/checkpatch.pl).  You should
be able to justify all violations that remain in your patch."

Gr. AvS



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