linux-kernel - Re: [Ksummit-2013-discuss] [PATCH] checkpatch: Add comment about updating Documentation/CodingStyle

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Date:	Mon, 02 Sep 2013 17:47:54 -0700
From:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
To:	Fengguang Wu <fengguang.wu@...el.com>
Cc:	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>,
	Josh Triplett <josh@...htriplett.org>,
	Andy Whitcroft <apw@...onical.com>,
	ksummit-2013-discuss@...ts.linuxfoundation.org,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Mauro Carvalho Chehab <m.chehab@...sung.com>,
	Wang Shilong <wangshilong1991@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [Ksummit-2013-discuss] [PATCH] checkpatch: Add comment about
 updating Documentation/CodingStyle

On Tue, 2013-09-03 at 08:39 +0800, Fengguang Wu wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 02, 2013 at 02:11:36PM -0700, Joe Perches wrote:
[]
> > Fengguang Wu's very useful build robot
> > sends out emails on build failures.
> > I think that's great.
> 
> Thanks! Yes I'm now running checkpatch these days because some people
> suggested to me that some of the checkpatch warnings do help catch
> real bugs.

Hi Fengguang.

I see, I don't recall receiving one of these so
it must be working just fine.

> However I do try to avoid upsetting people with maybe-subjective
> warnings. A checkpatch report will only be sent when a small fraction
> of error types are detected. Comments are very welcome on how to
> improve this list:

Your list seems reasonable.

I might add:

DOS_LINE_ENDINGS
MODIFIED_INCLUDE_ASM
JIFFIES_COMPARISON
ONE_SEMICOLON


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