linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/4] fs.h: Remove unnecessary extern prototypes

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Message-ID: <20140701075802.GA9606@infradead.org>
Date:	Tue, 1 Jul 2014 00:58:02 -0700
From:	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>, Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
	Jeff Layton <jlayton@...chiereds.net>,
	"J. Bruce Fields" <bfields@...ldses.org>,
	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/4] fs.h: Remove unnecessary extern prototypes

On Mon, Jun 30, 2014 at 04:39:09PM -0700, Andrew Morton wrote:
> > I can fix it and resubmit if you like.
> 
> OK.  How about we wait for -rc6 or thereabouts?  That should minimise
> the pain profile.

Or just drop it.  This is the perfect example for a patch having
absolutely no real benefit and introducing a lot of churn.

People need to learn that randomly fixing style in code they don't
maintain or change in a major way is abosolutely poinless.  Help with
reviewing newly added code so that it has good style instead.

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