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DateTue, 13 Dec 2005 08:16:39 -0800 (PST)
FromLinus Torvalds <>
SubjectRe: [PATCH 1/19] MUTEX: Introduce simple mutex implementation

On Tue, 13 Dec 2005, Andi Kleen wrote:
> 
> Remove -Wdeclaration-after-statement

Please don't.

It's a coding style issue. We put our variable declarations where people 
can _find_ them, not in random places in the code.

Putting variables in the middle of code only improves readability when you 
have messy code. 

Now, one feature that _may_ be worth it is the loop counter thing:

	for (int i = 10; i; i--)
		...

kind of syntax actually makes sense and is a real feature (it makes "i" 
local to the loop, and can actually help people avoid bugs - you can't use 
"i" by mistake after the loop).
But I think you need "--std=c99" for gcc to take that.

			Linus
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