linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] video/matrox: Checkpatch cleanups for matroxfb

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Date:	Mon, 18 Jan 2010 22:11:46 +0100
From:	Jean Delvare <khali@...ux-fr.org>
To:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Cc:	Peter Hüwe <PeterHuewe@....de>,
	Petr Vandrovec <vandrove@...cvut.cz>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Krzysztof Helt <krzysztof.h1@...pl>,
	linux-fbdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] video/matrox: Checkpatch cleanups for matroxfb_crtc2.c

On Mon, 18 Jan 2010 11:59:30 -0800, Joe Perches wrote:
> On Mon, 2010-01-18 at 20:27 +0100, Peter Hüwe wrote:
> > the reason behind this change was that spaces and tabs were mixed for 
> > indention. 
> 
> Checkpatch isn't gospel and isn't always right.
> 
> There should be room for taste preference here
> and I think whatever Petr V's is should prevail.
> 
> > How about this indention? Would this be better?
> 
> Well, I don't think so, but others will have different opinions.

I don't see it as an improvement either. Was checkpatch.pl really
complaining about the alignment? Tabs followed by less than 8 spaces is
acceptable and fairly common AFAICT, I can't remember the script
yelling at me when I do it.


-- 
Jean Delvare
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