linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] checkpatch: Add check for too short Kconfig descriptions

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Date:	Wed, 24 Mar 2010 14:39:39 +0100
From:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
To:	Tilman Schmidt <tilman@...p.cc>
Cc:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	apw@...onical.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] checkpatch: Add check for too short Kconfig descriptions

> - -+			WARN("please write a paragraph that describes the config symbol fully\n" . $herecurr) if ($length < 4);
> ++			WARN("Less than four lines of help text -- consider adding more detail\n" . $herecurr) if ($length < 4);

I don't want to give the number, because that just tempts people
to "game" the rule. Ideally they should just use as many lines
as needed, not just four.

-Andi
-- 
ak@...ux.intel.com -- Speaking for myself only.
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