linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH v5 1/9] Input: goodix

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Date:	Thu, 8 Oct 2015 10:05:26 +0000
From:	"Tirdea, Irina" <irina.tirdea@...el.com>
To:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
CC:	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>,
	Bastien Nocera <hadess@...ess.net>,
	Aleksei Mamlin <mamlinav@...il.com>,
	"linux-input@...r.kernel.org" <linux-input@...r.kernel.org>,
	Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
	"Purdila, Octavian" <octavian.purdila@...el.com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"devicetree@...r.kernel.org" <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH v5 1/9] Input: goodix - sort includes alphabetically



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Pavel Machek [mailto:pavel@....cz]
> Sent: 05 October, 2015 23:58
> To: Tirdea, Irina
> Cc: Dmitry Torokhov; Bastien Nocera; Aleksei Mamlin; linux-input@...r.kernel.org; Mark Rutland; Purdila, Octavian; linux-
> kernel@...r.kernel.org; devicetree@...r.kernel.org
> Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 1/9] Input: goodix - sort includes alphabetically
> 
> Hi!
> 

Hi!

> > > Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 1/9] Input: goodix - sort includes alphabetically
> > >
> > > On Mon 2015-09-07 17:36:15, Irina Tirdea wrote:
> > > > Signed-off-by: Irina Tirdea <irina.tirdea@...el.com>
> > > > ---
> > > >  drivers/input/touchscreen/goodix.c | 12 ++++++------
> > > >  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
> > >
> > > Don't.
> > >
> > > Yes, we sometimes sort includes... to avoid patch rejects.
> > >
> > > This is guaranteed to cause rejects.
> > >
> > > If we do sort them, we use "longest-first" usually.
> > >
> >
> > When using random order, I've been told by reviewers that my ordering
> > is wrong [1], but I could not figure out what the "right" ordering is in order to apply.
> > I did not find any mention of how to sort includes in  Documentation/CodingStyle,
> > but I've seen patches in the kernel that fix random ordering by sorting them
> > alphabetically [2].
> 
> Ok, I have seen this more often:
> 
> https://lkml.org/lkml/2009/3/28/99
> 

I see. I wasn't aware of the inverse Xmas tree ordering.

> > However, I do not feel strongly about this so I can drop this patch.
> 
> Well, its really nit picking.
> 

I was thinking of dropping it since there does not seem to be a consensus on how
to order the includes (or even if we should order them).  In this case, I guess it's
up to Dmitry.
I'll use the inverse Xmas tree ordering in next patch set and see if that works for him.

Thanks,
Irina

> 										Pavel
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