linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 00/86] PATA fixes

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Message-ID: <4B183C1A.3080609@garzik.org>
Date:	Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:30:50 -0500
From:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>
To:	Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier@...il.com>
CC:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>, linux-ide@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 00/86] PATA fixes

On 12/03/2009 05:23 PM, Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz wrote:
> On Thursday 03 December 2009 11:10:51 pm Jeff Garzik wrote:
>> Is it good kernel practice to intermingle cosmetic changes with
>> functional ones, in the same code lines?  Also, no.
>
> I prefer using common sense over black-and-white rules.
>
> If patch is a _really_ tiny one (<  20 LOC changed) it sometimes makes
> sense to save the time on handling separate patches.

This is open source -- you have to consider the time saved by reviewers too.

But I doubt you have saved time on all your motivated commit searches, so...

	Jeff



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