linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/5] checkpatch: add a blacklist

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Message-Id: <1254930068.18167.304.camel@desktop>
Date:	Wed, 07 Oct 2009 08:41:08 -0700
From:	Daniel Walker <dwalker@...o99.com>
To:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Cc:	Krzysztof Halasa <khc@...waw.pl>,
	Andy Whitcroft <apw@...onical.com>,
	Li Zefan <lizf@...fujitsu.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/5] checkpatch: add a blacklist

On Wed, 2009-10-07 at 16:11 +0100, Alan Cox wrote:
> > Right it's a tool .. However, you should use it and you should follow
> > it. If for some reason you disagree with the tool you have to give at
> > least an arguable reason why, not just "It's a guide", "I don't like the
> > coding style." etc..
> 
> Those are perfectly good reasons.

I don't think they are.. Like adding spaces for tabs is ok cause
checkpatch is a guide right?

Daniel

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