linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] scripts/checkpatch.pl: Change long line warning to 105 chars

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Message-ID: <20091218055712.GA4186@linux-sh.org>
Date:	Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:57:12 +0900
From:	Paul Mundt <lethal@...ux-sh.org>
To:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Cc:	Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu, Andy Whitcroft <apw@...onical.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Mikulas Patocka <mpatocka@...hat.com>,
	Krzysztof Halasa <khc@...waw.pl>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Alasdair G Kergon <agk@...hat.com>, dm-devel@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] scripts/checkpatch.pl: Change long line warning to 105 chars

On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 09:12:24PM -0800, Joe Perches wrote:
> On Thu, 2009-12-17 at 23:29 -0500, Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu wrote:
> > Yeah, but I respectfully submit that if the regexp '^\t{6}' matches a non-
> > continuation line, it's probably in its rights to whinge. 
> > 	grep -r -P '^\t{7:}(?!(.*,$|.*\);$))' . | more
> > produces a whole lot of "this can't end well" output.
> 
> I think this is a good test to add to checkpatch.
> 
> Add 105 character long line WARN test
> Add 80 character long line STRICT test
> Add 6+ leading indent tabs test, consider restructuring
> 
This looks like a reasonable compromise.
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