By conformant I mean for example that it has to compile or if the patch consists of a series of patches each patch applied individually should compile. That is a lot of work for something that is just being presented to ask for an opinion. On Tue, Mar 13, 2018 at 12:28 AM, Greg KH <greg@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Mon, Mar 12, 2018 at 03:48:52PM -0700, Joe Smith wrote: >> Thanks, Greg and Valdis. >> An RFC patch by definition is not intended for submission. In cases >> where the design is involved and the developer needs early input, why >> go through all the hassle. The community could say I do not like it >> and the whole effort would be useless. Once there is agreement then I >> can see the need for all patches to be conformant. > > What do you mean exactly by "conformant"? Why would you not write > "conformant" patches to start with? You don't want to have to do double > the work by writing code in the wrong style first, and then having to go > back and rewrite it. > > Anyway, be careful about RFC patches, you want to make it as easy as > possible for others to review your work, so don't give anyone an excuse > to _not_ read it. > > thanks, > > greg k-h -- JS _______________________________________________ Kernelnewbies mailing list Kernelnewbies@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies
