linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4/9] Staging: Winbond: Convert C99 style comments in Winbond.

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Message-ID: <CA+XFjiq01Ea4hivhMK=H3pgFeaoCgUWDUirD=-PzALzvOpdvvA@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Tue, 16 Aug 2011 23:38:24 +0200
From:	Gábor Stefanik <netrolller.3d@...il.com>
To:	Pekka Enberg <penberg@...nel.org>
Cc:	Akshay Joshi <me@...hayjoshi.com>, Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>,
	Karthigan Srinivasan <karthigan.srinivasan2@...il.com>,
	devel@...verdev.osuosl.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/9] Staging: Winbond: Convert C99 style comments in Winbond.

2011/8/16 Pekka Enberg <penberg@...nel.org>:
> 2011/8/16 Gábor Stefanik <netrolller.3d@...il.com>:
>>> -
>>> -//====================================
>>> -// Internal variable for module
>>> -//====================================
>>> +/*============================================================================
>>> +/* wb35rx.h --
>>> +/*============================================================================
>>
>> I'm pretty sure this is not an accepted kernel comment style.
>
> What's the problem? I think it's OK for this particular patch.
>

The comments are not even valid C. The only reason why they do not
break is that they are immediately followed by another,
correctly-formatted (but separate) comment.

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