This particular problem seems fixable. Put something like this in the
janitor faq:
"Don't create patches that are whitespace-fixes, or similiar attempts to
make the kernel adhere to the CodingStyle without actually changing the
working code. The reasons are:
* Any patch disturbs others working on the same file. So change must be
justified by usefulness above mere pretty formatting.
* The maintainer can run the code through pretty-printing software
_when it won't disrupt other activity_. Such software will do
a better cleanup job than you can, and with no human effort at.
Please find something more useful to do than whitespace/style
improvements on existing code."
And if they do this anyway, just reject the patch with a pointer to the
FAQ entry...
Helge Hafting
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