linux-ext4 - Re: [PATCH 10/10] Fs: ext4: namei: fixed file of checkpatch/pl warnings and errors

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Date:	Sun, 26 Sep 2010 21:17:20 +0200
From:	Krzysztof Halasa <khc@...waw.pl>
To:	Ted Ts'o <tytso@....edu>
Cc:	Tracey Dent <tdent48227@...il.com>, linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 10/10] Fs: ext4: namei: fixed file of checkpatch/pl warnings and errors

Ted Ts'o <tytso@....edu> writes:

> I'm beginning to think we need to have an entry in the kernel newbie's
> FAQ warning people that the output of various scripts such as
> checkpatch and get_maintainer are not authoratative, and are
> hueristics intended to be supplemented by human intelligence.

Definitely.

Current situation creates some false impressions, leaving the newcomers
confused (at best). Net effect = loss.
-- 
Krzysztof Halasa
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