linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] intel-rng: Undo mess made by an 80 column extremist

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Message-ID: <18024.47852.272454.21519@stoffel.org>
Date:	Thu, 7 Jun 2007 22:11:56 -0400
From:	"John Stoffel" <john@...ffel.org>
To:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>
Cc:	John Stoffel <john@...ffel.org>, Krzysztof Halasa <khc@...waw.pl>,
	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>, akpm@...l.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] intel-rng: Undo mess made by an 80 column extremist

Jeff> On Thu, Jun 07, 2007 at 09:56:06PM -0400, John Stoffel wrote:
>> Thinking about it more, I wonder if Krysztof is bitching more about
>> the tab width of 8 characters?   I know that it ticks me off,

Jeff> Even if he is, _that_ is definitely not getting changed.

Oh sure... I know that part is written in stone.  

Jeff> That was the very first item Linus wrote in
Jeff> Documentation/CodingStyle, and for good reasons.

I could argue that 4 spaces would be a better level, but it's a
personal preference and not worth the battle.  

Jeff> If code starts creeping way right due to indentation levels,
Jeff> create a new function.

Sure... compilers are good, us humans haven't gotten much better, make
it easier on us and harder on the computer.   

John
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