linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] scripts/checkpatch.pl: Only emit LONG

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Date:	Wed, 25 Jun 2014 22:49:44 -0700
From:	Josh Triplett <josh@...htriplett.org>
To:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Cc:	Andy Whitcroft <apw@...onical.com>, gregkh@...ux-foundation.org,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] scripts/checkpatch.pl: Only emit LONG_LINE for --strict

On Wed, Jun 25, 2014 at 10:29:30PM -0700, Joe Perches wrote:
> On Wed, 2014-06-25 at 22:08 -0700, Josh Triplett wrote:
> 
> > Now, arguably the four leading tabs on those lines suggest the need for
> > some code refactoring; personally, I'd suggest changing DEEP_INDENTATION
> > to flag 4+ tabs rather than 6+ tabs as it currently does.
> 
> There are _way too many_ 4+ tab indents for that to
> be sensible.

Yeah, a quick grep confirmed that.  On the other hand, if *already*
flagging a long line, it makes sense to flag 4+ tabs as potentially
excessive nesting.

- Josh Triplett
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