linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 01/10] can: Remove extern from function prototypes

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Message-ID: <52414128.8030706@pengutronix.de>
Date:	Tue, 24 Sep 2013 09:37:12 +0200
From:	Marc Kleine-Budde <mkl@...gutronix.de>
To:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
CC:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Wolfgang Grandegger <wg@...ndegger.com>,
	linux-can@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 01/10] can: Remove extern from function prototypes

On 09/24/2013 12:11 AM, Joe Perches wrote:
> There are a mix of function prototypes with and without extern
> in the kernel sources.  Standardize on not using extern for
> function prototypes.
> 
> Function prototypes don't need to be written with extern.
> extern is assumed by the compiler.  Its use is as unnecessary as
> using auto to declare automatic/local variables in a block.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>

Thx, added to linux-can-next. The patch will be included in the next
pull request to David.

Marc

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