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SubjectRe: [PATCH] CodingStyle: Remove "Don't use C99-style comments"
On Thu, 04 Aug 2016 10:55:14 -0700
Joe Perches <joe@perches.com> wrote:

> > Because Linus may still be reading source code on greenbar paper
> > instead of color terminals with code syntax highlighting and
> > appropriate font decorations.
> >
> > Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/CA+55aFyQYJerovMsSoSKS7PessZBr4vNp-3QUUwhqk4A4_jcbg@mail.gmail.com
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe@perches.com>
> > ---
> >  Documentation/CodingStyle | 3 ---
> >  1 file changed, 3 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/Documentation/CodingStyle b/Documentation/CodingStyle
> > index 9a70ddd..19b2e9c 100644
> > --- a/Documentation/CodingStyle
> > +++ b/Documentation/CodingStyle
> > @@ -461,9 +461,6 @@ When commenting the kernel API functions, please use the kernel-doc format.
> >  See the files Documentation/kernel-doc-nano-HOWTO.txt and scripts/kernel-doc
> >  for details.
> >  
> > -Linux style for comments is the C89 "/* ... */" style.
> > -Don't use C99-style "// ..." comments.
> > -
> >  The preferred style for long (multi-line) comments is:
> >  
> >   /*
>
> ping?

Sorry, I've not been ignoring this, I've just not yet worked up the
courage to apply it. Yes, Linus said he's fine with C++-style comments,
but I still expect some pushback when people start actually sending them.
I don't quite feel a sense of community consensus on this one.

Still, what the heck, I'll go ahead and apply it. We can always revert it
when people start screaming :)

jon

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