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    SubjectRe: [PATCH 109/148] include/asm-x86/serial.h: checkpatch cleanups - formatting only
    On Tue, 25 March 2008 11:48:41 +0100, Ingo Molnar wrote:
    >
    > So, in the specific example of the scheduler subsystem, i've only
    > observed advantages to checkpatch and zero downsides. Could anyone give
    > me _any_ objective reason why i shouldnt be using checkpatch for the
    > scheduler? More broadly, could anyone give me an objective reason why we
    > shouldnt be doing it for arch/x86? And even more broadly, could anyone
    > give me an objective reason why we shouldnt be doing it for all actively
    > maintained areas of the kernel?

    Disagreement between checkpatch and maintainers preferred style. I've
    had a patch that fixed a bug and - while in the region - "cleaned up"
    the style for a single line. This line no longer matches the rest of
    the file and creates the kind of visual distraction you complain about.

    In short, for a file with an active maintainer whatever the maintainer
    prefers should be done. Doing a full checkpatch sweep against a
    maintainers wishes is madness, doing a partial "cleanup" is worse.
    Of course when a maintainer likes checkpatch, as you do, there is no
    disagreement to deal with. :)

    Jörn

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