linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 16/28] namespace: checkpatch wanking

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Date:	Wed, 30 Nov 2011 02:22:45 +0000
From:	Al Viro <viro@...IV.linux.org.uk>
To:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Cc:	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 16/28] namespace: checkpatch wanking

On Tue, Nov 29, 2011 at 06:14:14PM -0800, Joe Perches wrote:
> Fix a few style things.
> 
> $ ./scripts/checkpatch.pl -f --terse --nosummary fs/namespace.c | \
>   cut -f3- -d":" | sort | uniq -c
>       1  ERROR: do not initialise statics to 0 or NULL
>       2  ERROR: do not use assignment in if condition
>       1  ERROR: "foo * bar" should be "foo *bar"
>       1  ERROR: need consistent spacing around '|' (ctx:VxW)
>       1  WARNING: braces {} are not necessary for single statement blocks
>       3  WARNING: EXPORT_SYMBOL(foo); should immediately follow its function/variable
>       4  WARNING: line over 80 characters
>       9  WARNING: please, no space before tabs
>       1  WARNING: Use #include <linux/uaccess.h> instead of <asm/uaccess.h>
>       1  WARNING: Use #include <linux/unistd.h> instead of <asm/unistd.h>

NAK.  First of all, wanking it certainly is; moreover, it creates shitloads
of conflicts with patches in vfs.git#vfsmount-guts
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