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Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2007 12:44:06 +0200 From: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu> To: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org> Cc: Andy Whitcroft <apw@...dowen.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org Subject: Re: checkpatch and kernel/sched.c * Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org> wrote: > > > WARNING: braces {} are not necessary for single statement blocks > > > #5706: FILE: home/apw/git/linux-2.6/kernel/sched.c:5703: > > > + if (parent->groups == parent->groups->next) { > > > + pflags &= ~(SD_LOAD_BALANCE | > > > + SD_BALANCE_NEWIDLE | > > > + SD_BALANCE_FORK | > > > + SD_BALANCE_EXEC | > > > + SD_SHARE_CPUPOWER | > > > + SD_SHARE_PKG_RESOURCES); > > > + } > > > > > > Ok, this one is "correct" at least for the rules as I have them. > > > Perhaps the message should not be emitted for very long blocks? > > > > If a statement is not single-line, then braces _are_ fine. Where does > > CodingStyle say that it's not fine? > > I'd disagree with checkpatch there. Again, it might be hard to fix. > Wanna rename it to checkpatch-and-suggest-stuff-to-think-about.pl? i think checkpatch.pl is quite close to its most useful purpose and role: that of a reliable tool that i can use in an automated fashion too, with only very rare false positive - and not the current 50%-80% false positives rate. (And i'm fighting hard for Andy to realize the true scope and purpose of this script ;-) Ingo - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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