linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] CodingStyle: Printing numbers in parentheses is fine

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Date:	Sat, 29 Sep 2007 11:53:06 -0700
From:	David Brownell <david-b@...bell.net>
To:	randy.dunlap@...cle.com, akpm@...ux-foundation.org
Cc:	torvalds@...ux-foundation.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	khali@...ux-fr.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] CodingStyle: Printing numbers in parentheses is fine

> From randy.dunlap@...cle.com  Sat Sep 29 11:40:17 2007
>
> Let's kill it, please.  (i.e., ACK)

But ... why?  What value could needless parens provide?
"Yet Another Subtle And Hard To Fix Source Of Bloat" is
not a plus.

I'd kind of think a change like this should have some
positive motivation.

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