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From:
Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...>
To: Andy Whitcroft <apw@...>
Cc: Andi Kleen <andi@...>, Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@...>, Andrew Morton <akpm@...>, Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...>
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Re: [patch] checkpatch: relax spacing and line length
Date: Wednesday, April 9, 2008 - 11:14 am
On Wed, 9 Apr 2008 14:14:20 +0100 Andy Whitcroft wrote:
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> === 8< === > add a note on the risks associated with wide ranging style cleanups > > Add a NOTE to the SubmittingPatches guide pointing out the issues which > may occur when submitting wide ranging style cleanups, and pointing the > reader to the area maintainers. > > Signed-off-by: Andy Whitcroft <apw@shadowen.org> > --- > Documentation/SubmittingPatches | 6 ++++++ > 1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) > diff --git a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches > index 08a1ed1..633b9cf 100644 > --- a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches > +++ b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches > @@ -472,6 +472,12 @@ The checker reports at three levels: > You should be able to justify all violations that remain in your > patch. > > +NOTE: updating entire files purely for style violations can cause > +significant issues for other contributers and maintainers by increasing
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> +collisions between patches. It is therefore recommended you contact the > +area Maintainer to ensure these patches are likely to be accepted _before_ > +starting work. > + > > > 2) #ifdefs are ugly
--- ~Randy --
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[patch] checkpatch: relax spacing and line length
, Jan Engelhardt
, (Sun Apr 6, 12:54 am)
Re: [patch] checkpatch: relax spacing and line length
, Andy Whitcroft
, (Tue Apr 8, 1:12 pm)
Re: [patch] checkpatch: relax spacing and line length
, Benny Halevy
, (Wed Apr 9, 8:19 am)
Re: [patch] checkpatch: relax spacing and line length
, Andy Whitcroft
, (Wed Apr 9, 9:25 am)
Re: [patch] checkpatch: relax spacing and line length
, Benny Halevy
, (Wed Apr 9, 1:02 pm)
Re: [patch] checkpatch: relax spacing and line length
, Al Viro
, (Fri Apr 11, 8:26 pm)
Re: [patch] checkpatch: relax spacing and line length
, Benny Halevy
, (Sun Apr 13, 5:53 am)
Re: [patch] checkpatch: relax spacing and line length
, Al Viro
, (Sun Apr 13, 11:18 am)
Re: [patch] checkpatch: relax spacing and line length
, Benny Halevy
, (Tue Apr 15, 5:09 am)
Re: [patch] checkpatch: relax spacing and line length
, SL Baur
, (Thu Apr 10, 7:52 pm)
Re: [patch] checkpatch: relax spacing and line length
, Jan Engelhardt
, (Fri Apr 11, 12:24 am)
Re: [patch] checkpatch: relax spacing and line length
, Andy Whitcroft
, (Wed Apr 9, 4:16 pm)
Re: [patch] checkpatch: relax spacing and line length
, Stefan Richter
, (Wed Apr 9, 1:27 pm)
Re: [patch] checkpatch: relax spacing and line length
, Benny Halevy
, (Wed Apr 9, 8:10 am)
Re: [patch] checkpatch: relax spacing and line length
, Andi Kleen
, (Tue Apr 8, 2:01 pm)
Re: [patch] checkpatch: relax spacing and line length
, Andy Whitcroft
, (Wed Apr 9, 4:19 am)
Re: [patch] checkpatch: relax spacing and line length
, Andy Whitcroft
, (Wed Apr 9, 4:30 am)
Re: [patch] checkpatch: relax spacing and line length
, Andi Kleen
, (Wed Apr 9, 4:46 am)
Re: [patch] checkpatch: relax spacing and line length
, Andy Whitcroft
, (Wed Apr 9, 9:14 am)
Re: [patch] checkpatch: relax spacing and line length
, Randy Dunlap
, (Wed Apr 9, 11:14 am)
Re: [patch] checkpatch: relax spacing and line length
, Jan Engelhardt
, (Wed Apr 9, 9:18 am)
Re: [patch] checkpatch: relax spacing and line length
, Andy Whitcroft
, (Wed Apr 9, 9:58 am)
Re: [patch] checkpatch: relax spacing and line length
, Andrew Morton
, (Wed Apr 9, 12:53 pm)
Re: [patch] checkpatch: relax spacing and line length
, Andy Whitcroft
, (Wed Apr 9, 4:07 pm)
Re: [patch] checkpatch: relax spacing and line length
, Andy Whitcroft
, (Fri Apr 11, 11:54 am)
Re: [patch] checkpatch: relax spacing and line length
, Andi Kleen
, (Wed Apr 9, 1:43 pm)
Re: [patch] checkpatch: relax spacing and line length
, Adrian Bunk
, (Sun Apr 6, 6:08 am)
Re: [patch] checkpatch: relax spacing and line length
, Sam Ravnborg
, (Sun Apr 6, 7:08 am)
Re: [patch] checkpatch: relax spacing and line length
, Benny Halevy
, (Mon Apr 7, 12:37 pm)
Re: [patch] checkpatch: relax spacing and line length
, Andrew Morton
, (Sun Apr 6, 1:18 am)
Re: [patch] checkpatch: relax spacing and line length
, Benny Halevy
, (Sun Apr 6, 7:52 am)
Re: [patch] checkpatch: relax spacing and line length
, Joe Perches
, (Sun Apr 6, 2:52 pm)
Re: [patch] checkpatch: relax spacing and line length
, Boaz Harrosh
, (Mon Apr 7, 5:51 am)
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