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

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Message-ID: <20140718142114.GA10475@infradead.org>
Date:	Fri, 18 Jul 2014 07:21:14 -0700
From:	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
To:	Richard Weinberger <richard@....at>
Cc:	Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>, Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>,
	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 03:46:29PM +0200, Richard Weinberger wrote:
> As capable kernel hacker you can still use a command like:
> diff -urN /dev/null $file | ./scripts/checkpatch.pl -

Or he could just use the existing -f flag.  I really don't understand
why you're trying to educate people by taking their toy away.  They'll
find another one in no time anyway.

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