linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 109/148] include/asm-x86/serial.h: checkpatch cleanups

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Date:	Thu, 3 Apr 2008 14:26:01 +0200
From:	"Vegard Nossum" <vegard.nossum@...il.com>
To:	"Jörn Engel" <joern@...fs.org>
Cc:	"David Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>, mingo@...e.hu,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 109/148] include/asm-x86/serial.h: checkpatch cleanups - formatting only

Hi,

[Some CCs dropped. I don't think they're truly interested.]

On 3/26/08, Jörn Engel <joern@...fs.org> wrote:
>  What is the reason why (void *)foo is better than (void*)foo?  Just that
>  fact that by random chance one them them became more common in our
>  codebase and the minority always has to give in?

I think the rationale for using (void *) over (void*) is that we
usually write a space before the * in other places (again, it's about
consistency). Or do you also write void*a; in variable declarations?

Vegard