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    On Thursday 02 November 2006 01:27, Andrew Morton wrote:
    > On Wed, 1 Nov 2006 16:11:55 -0800
    > Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com> wrote:
    >
    > > > Hmm, I guess that should be defined once and for all in
    > > > Documentation/CodingStyle
    > >
    > > I have some other CodingStyle changes to submit, but feel free
    > > to write this one up.
    >
    > Starting labels in column 2 gives me the creeps, personally. But there's a
    > decent justification for it.
    >
    > > However, I didn't know that we had a known style for this, other
    > > than "not indented so far that it's hidden".
    > >
    > > If a label in column 0 [0-based :] confuses patch, then that's
    > > a reason, I suppose. I wasn't aware of that one...
    > > In a case like that, we usually say "fix the tool then."
    >
    > The problem is that `diff -p' screws up and displays the label: in the
    > place where it should be displaying the function name.
    >
    > Of course, lots of people forget the -p anyway... Maybe we can fix those
    > tools ;)
    >
    Until the tools get fixed, how about applying this patch ?


    Add CodngStyle info on labels.

    Signed-off-by: Jesper Juhl <jesper.juhl@gmail.com>
    ---

    diff --git a/Documentation/CodingStyle b/Documentation/CodingStyle
    index 29c1896..f8a3abb 100644
    --- a/Documentation/CodingStyle
    +++ b/Documentation/CodingStyle
    @@ -566,6 +566,18 @@ result. Typical examples would be funct
    NULL or the ERR_PTR mechanism to report failure.


    + Chapter 17: Labels
    +
    +Label names should be lowercase.
    +
    +Label names should start with a letter [a-z].
    +
    +Labels should not be placed at column 0. Doing so confuses some tools, most
    +notably 'diff' and 'patch'. Instead place labels at column 1 (indented 1
    +space). In some cases it's OK to indent labels one or more tabs, but
    +generally it is prefered that labels be placed at column 1.
    +
    +

    Appendix I: References



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