linux-kernel - Re: A little coding style nugget of joy

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Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0709200610180.15327@localhost.localdomain>
Date:	Thu, 20 Sep 2007 06:11:21 -0400 (EDT)
From:	"Robert P. J. Day" <rpjday@...dspring.com>
To:	Pádraig Brady <P@...igBrady.com>
cc:	Matt LaPlante <kernel1@...erdogtech.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: A little coding style nugget of joy

On Thu, 20 Sep 2007, Pádraig Brady wrote:

> Matt LaPlante wrote:
> > Since everyone loves random statistics, here are a few gems to give you a break from your busy day:
> >
> > Number of lines in the 2.6.22 Linux kernel source that include one or more trailing whitespaces: 135209
> > Bytes saved by removing said whitespace: 151809
> > Lines in the (unified) diff: 455437
> > Size of the diff: 15M
> > People brave enough to submit the patch: ~0
>
> It's gradually getting better so:
> http://lwn.net/2001/1129/a/whitespace.php3

and you wouldn't *believe* how much space you can save by getting rid
of all that annoying indentation.  and don't even get me *started* on
those comments ...

rday
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