linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] checkpatch.pl: Fix checkpatch false positive due to ternary operator break

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Date:	Fri, 09 May 2014 21:47:16 -0700
From:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
To:	Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
Cc:	akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	David Ertman <davidx.m.ertman@...el.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] checkpatch.pl: Fix checkpatch false positive due to
 ternary operator break

On Fri, 2014-05-09 at 21:41 -0700, Jeff Kirsher wrote:
> From: David Ertman <davidx.m.ertman@...el.com>

Hey David.

> Using the intuitive breaking of a ternary operator used in the
> initialization of a variable in its declaration:
> 
> type var = FOO ?
>            BAR :
>            FEE;
[]
> type var = FOO
>            ? BAR
>            : FEE;
> 
> Change checkpatch so that it is checking fot the correct breaking of ternary
> operators used in networking variable declaration/initialization.

There is no "correct" breaking for ternary operators.
Both should be acceptable.


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