linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Staging: dt3155: fix coding style issues in dt3155

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Date:	Thu, 8 Jul 2010 11:31:37 -0500
From:	Aldo Cedillo <aldobrett11@...il.com>
To:	Simon Horman <horms@...ge.net.au>
Cc:	kagen101@...il.com, Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>,
	H Hartley Sweeten <hsweeten@...ionengravers.com>,
	devel <devel@...verdev.osuosl.org>,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Staging: dt3155: fix coding style issues in dt3155_drv.c

>
> I believe that you will find both of the following styles in abundance
> and that both are acceptable.
>
>   /*
>    * This
>    * is a multi-line comment
>    */
>
> And
>
>   /* This
>    * is a also multi-line comment
>    */
>
> Though one may be more acceptable to a given maintainer than the other.
> Other variants may also be common and acceptable to some maintainers,
> which I suspect is why checkpatch.pl is lenient.

:S , so I believe both are correct... as you stated this doesn't help
to make a single
tool to check. Well thanks for the comment.

Aldo Brett
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