linux-kernel - Re: Tuxradar patching article and [PATCH] scripts/cvt_kernel

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Message-ID: <4B97E68E.2070205@s5r6.in-berlin.de>
Date:	Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:35:58 +0100
From:	Stefan Richter <stefanr@...6.in-berlin.de>
To:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
CC:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	devel <devel@...verdev.osuosl.org>,
	Andy Whitcroft <apw@...dowen.org>
Subject: Re: Tuxradar patching article and [PATCH] scripts/cvt_kernel_style.pl

Joe Perches wrote:
> On Tue, 2010-03-09 at 15:41 -0800, Greg KH wrote:
>> It's better that you look at the code yourself, and make the change that
>> looks correct, which is not always the same thing that an automated tool
>> would do.
> 
> I disagree.
> 
> It's better to make changes that _actually are_ correct.
> People also neglect to see and convert a lot of things.

There is no correct and incorrect style.
There is only
  - accepted/ not accepted style,
  - good/ bad style.
-- 
Stefan Richter
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