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    SubjectRe: [PATCH 00/86] PATA fixes
    On 12/03/2009 05:23 PM, Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz wrote:
    > On Thursday 03 December 2009 11:10:51 pm Jeff Garzik wrote:
    >> Is it good kernel practice to intermingle cosmetic changes with
    >> functional ones, in the same code lines? Also, no.
    >
    > I prefer using common sense over black-and-white rules.
    >
    > If patch is a _really_ tiny one (< 20 LOC changed) it sometimes makes
    > sense to save the time on handling separate patches.

    This is open source -- you have to consider the time saved by reviewers too.

    But I doubt you have saved time on all your motivated commit searches, so...

    Jeff





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