linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] vmalloc: remove #ifdef in function body

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Date:	Wed, 21 Dec 2011 07:47:17 +0100
From:	"Michal Nazarewicz" <mina86@...a86.com>
To:	"Joe Perches" <joe@...ches.com>
Cc:	"Minchan Kim" <minchan@...nel.org>,
	"Andrew Morton" <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-mm <linux-mm@...ck.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] vmalloc: remove #ifdef in function body

On Wed, 21 Dec 2011 07:32:36 +0100, Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com> wrote:

> On Wed, 2011-12-21 at 07:21 +0100, Michal Nazarewicz wrote:
>> it seems the community prefers
>> having ifdefs outside of the function.
>
> Some do, some don't.
>
> http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.linux.network/214543

This patch that you pointed to is against “#ifdefs are ugly” style
described in Documentation/SubmittingPatches.

> If it's not in coding style, I suggest
> it should be changed if it doesn't
> add some other useful value.

That my be true.  I guess no one took time to adding it to the document.

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