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Message-Id: <20080409081412.5d2a5596.rdunlap@xenotime.net>
Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2008 08:14:12 -0700
From: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...otime.net>
To: Andy Whitcroft <apw@...dowen.org>
Cc: Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>,
Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@...putergmbh.de>,
Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [patch] checkpatch: relax spacing and line length
On Wed, 9 Apr 2008 14:14:20 +0100 Andy Whitcroft wrote:
> === 8< ===
> add a note on the risks associated with wide ranging style cleanups
>
> Add a NOTE to the SubmittingPatches guide pointing out the issues which
> may occur when submitting wide ranging style cleanups, and pointing the
> reader to the area maintainers.
>
> Signed-off-by: Andy Whitcroft <apw@...dowen.org>
> ---
> Documentation/SubmittingPatches | 6 ++++++
> 1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
> diff --git a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches
> index 08a1ed1..633b9cf 100644
> --- a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches
> +++ b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches
> @@ -472,6 +472,12 @@ The checker reports at three levels:
> You should be able to justify all violations that remain in your
> patch.
>
> +NOTE: updating entire files purely for style violations can cause
> +significant issues for other contributers and maintainers by increasing
contributors
> +collisions between patches. It is therefore recommended you contact the
> +area Maintainer to ensure these patches are likely to be accepted _before_
> +starting work.
> +
>
>
> 2) #ifdefs are ugly
---
~Randy
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