linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Change a WARN message in checkpatch

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Message-ID: <20080128145605.GI12910@shadowen.org>
Date:	Mon, 28 Jan 2008 14:56:05 +0000
From:	Andy Whitcroft <apw@...dowen.org>
To:	Paolo Ciarrocchi <paolo.ciarrocchi@...il.com>
Cc:	Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Change a WARN message in checkpatch

On Mon, Jan 14, 2008 at 11:29:13PM +0100, Paolo Ciarrocchi wrote:
> Hi Andy,
> When I started using checkpatch I was confused by the following WARN message:
> 
> 	no space between function name and open parenthesis
> 
> I thought the problem was that a space was missing while the truth is the opposite.
> 
> How about the following patch?

I can see how that language would be confusing.  Your patch makes the
english clearer, but somehow seems clumsy.  There must be a better way
to say this.  I will think on it and see what I can come up with.

-apw
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