linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] CodingStyle: proscribe do-while without braces.

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Date:	Fri, 27 Jul 2007 02:18:34 +0200
From:	Krzysztof Halasa <khc@...waw.pl>
To:	Josh Triplett <josht@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-sparse@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] CodingStyle: proscribe do-while without braces.

Josh Triplett <josht@...ux.vnet.ibm.com> writes:

> +This also does not apply to a do-while loop; always use braces with a do-while,
> +even if it contains a single statement:

I can't see anything wrong with

do
	abc;
while (xyz);


and even if I could, "always use" seems way too strong in this case.
-- 
Krzysztof Halasa
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