linux-kernel - Re: [patch]clarification of coding style regarding conditional statements with two branches

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Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.61.0705042315030.18504@yvahk01.tjqt.qr>
Date:	Fri, 4 May 2007 23:16:55 +0200 (MEST)
From:	Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@...ux01.gwdg.de>
To:	Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@...il.com>
cc:	Oliver Neukum <oliver@...kum.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [patch]clarification of coding style regarding conditional
 statements with two branches


On May 4 2007 16:48, Jiri Slaby wrote:
>>  
>> +Do not unnecessarily use braces where a single statement will do.
>> +
>> +if (condition)
>> +	action();
>> +
>> +This does not apply if one branch of a conditional statement is a single
>> +statement. Use braces in both branches.
>
>Why, what's wrong with
>if (condition) {
>	do_this();
>	do_that();
>} else
>	otherwise();
>
>? It's more readable/nicer in my eyes.

I'll just point to an opinion:
http://lkml.org/lkml/2006/9/5/36 , lower half. ("Secondly, whenever...")


Jan
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