linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] CodingStyle: Printing numbers in parentheses is fine

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Date:	Sat, 29 Sep 2007 10:19:09 -0700
From:	David Brownell <david-b@...bell.net>
To:	khali@...ux-fr.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org
Cc:	torvalds@...ux-foundation.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] CodingStyle: Printing numbers in parentheses is fine

> > -Printing numbers in parentheses (%d) adds no value and should be avoided.
>
> I wonder how that got there.

Well, the only place that numbers "naturally" appear wrapped in
parenthesis is tables of credits and debits... as a debit, sort
of a literal "add no value" situation.  ;)

Oh, and for footnotes, in typographically challenged contexts.

Me, I agree that numbers in parens don't usually make sense for
kernel messages.

- Dave

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