linux-kernel - Re: How do I add yaffs file system to mainline?

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Date:	Thu, 28 Oct 2010 11:31:13 -0700
From:	Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>
To:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
CC:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>,
	Charles Manning <manningc2@...rix.gen.nz>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>
Subject: Re: How do I add yaffs file system to mainline?

On 10/28/10 11:29, Joe Perches wrote:
> On Thu, 2010-10-28 at 11:08 -0700, Greg KH wrote:
>> On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 06:55:39AM +1300, Charles Manning wrote:
>>> I know there is a style guide etc, but when we're talking about processing 15k 
>>> loc then some of those rules might be slightly bendable.
>>
>> Not really.
>>
>> Have you run it through sparse and scripts/checkpatch.pl?  If not,
>> please do so and resolve all of the issues that they bring up.
> 
> I wouldn't do that.  Checkpatch is useful but frequently wrong.
> By all means do use checkpatch, but please use your own taste to
> determine what you think needs fixing.


Absolutely.

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~Randy
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