linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] checkpatch.pl: Remove --file option

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Message-ID: <20140718142249.GB31270@pd.tnic>
Date:	Fri, 18 Jul 2014 16:22:49 +0200
From:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>
To:	Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>
Cc:	Richard Weinberger <richard@....at>, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	apw@...onical.com, joe@...ches.com, tytso@....edu,
	dwalter@...gle.com, neilb@...e.de, hch@...radead.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] checkpatch.pl: Remove --file option

On Fri, Jul 18, 2014 at 06:56:12AM -0700, Guenter Roeck wrote:
> Yes, that came up before. Or I can revert the patch locally, or keep
> an old version of checkpatch around. You make me suffer

Come on, you suffer from a one-liner?! Script it or whatever. Puh-lease!

The thing is inviting lazy wankers from all over the place who refuse to
turn on their brains just so they get a stupid patch into the kernel.
Keeping --file for your convenience is causing much more trouble all
over the place. Kill it already.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

Sent from a fat crate under my desk. Formatting is fine.
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