linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 6/7] cpufreq: intel

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Message-ID: <5397673D.8010200@semaphore.gr>
Date:	Tue, 10 Jun 2014 23:14:53 +0300
From:	Stratos Karafotis <stratosk@...aphore.gr>
To:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>,
	Dirk Brandewie <dirk.brandewie@...il.com>
CC:	dirk.j.brandewie@...el.com, Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>,
	"linux-pm@...r.kernel.org" <linux-pm@...r.kernel.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 6/7] cpufreq: intel_pstate: Trivial code cleanup

On 10/06/2014 11:17 μμ, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> On Tuesday, June 10, 2014 10:26:44 AM Dirk Brandewie wrote:
>> On 06/10/2014 08:31 AM, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
>>> On Tuesday, June 10, 2014 08:12:48 AM Dirk Brandewie wrote:
>>>> On 06/09/2014 02:01 PM, Stratos Karafotis wrote:
>>>>> Remove unnecessary blank lines.
>>>>> Remove unnecessary parentheses.
>>>>> Remove unnecessary braces.
>>>>> Put the code in one line where possible.
>>>>> Add blank lines after variable declarations.
>>>>> Alignment to open parenthesis.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I don't have an issue with this patch in general but I would rather
>>>> the cleanup be done when there is a functional change in the given
>>>> hunk of code otherwise you are setting up a fence for stable/backporters
>>>> of functional changes in the future.
>>>
>>> I actually prefer separate cleanups so as to avoid doing multiple things
>>> in one patch.
>>>
>>> Rafael
>>>
>> I don't have strong feelings either way I was just trying to be kind
>> to the maintainers of distro kernels.
> 
> And mixing fixes with cleanups in one patch doesn't do any good to them.
> 
> Trust me, I used to work for a distro. :-)
> 

So, should I proceed and split the patch or drop it? :)

Stratos


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