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Date:	Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:17:51 -0700
From:	Paul Menage <menage@...gle.com>
To:	Li Zefan <lizf@...fujitsu.com>
Cc:	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, containers@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/4] Support named cgroups hierarchies

On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 11:50 PM, Li Zefan<lizf@...fujitsu.com> wrote:
>> Because it's not needed for the entire scope of the function. Keeping
>> its scope as small as possible makes it clearer what it's being used
>> for.
>>
>
> If we had been doing this, we'll see many:
>
>        (no if, while, for)
>        {
>                ...
>        }
>
> in kernel code, but I don't remember I ever saw this style.
>

Documentation/CodingStyle is silent on this subject. But OK, I've
moved new_root back to the top level. I think that it's a net loss to
readability though.

Paul
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