linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] cgroup: Fix misspelling of CONFIG_SOCK_CGROUP

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Message-ID: <20160126153402.GA3366@cmpxchg.org>
Date:	Tue, 26 Jan 2016 10:34:02 -0500
From:	Johannes Weiner <hannes@...xchg.org>
To:	Andreas Ziegler <andreas.ziegler@....de>
Cc:	"Rosen, Rami" <rami.rosen@...el.com>, Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>,
	Li Zefan <lizefan@...wei.com>,
	"cgroups@...r.kernel.org" <cgroups@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] cgroup: Fix misspelling of CONFIG_SOCK_CGROUP_DATA in
 comments

On Tue, Jan 26, 2016 at 04:14:30PM +0100, Andreas Ziegler wrote:
> On 01/26/2016 16:08, Rosen, Rami wrote:
> > Hi, 
> > 
> > --- a/include/linux/cgroup.h
> > +++ b/include/linux/cgroup.h
> > @@ -604,11 +604,11 @@ static inline struct cgroup *sock_cgroup_ptr(struct sock_cgroup_data *skcd)
> >  #endif
> >  }
> > 
> > In this occasion, seems that maybe something else is also missing:
> > Shouldn't it be hereafter : +#else /* !CONFIG_SOCK_CGROUP_DATA */ 
> > instead ? 
> >    
> > -#else	/* CONFIG_CGROUP_DATA */
> > +#else	/* CONFIG_SOCK_CGROUP_DATA */
> 
> It seems that there is no real consensus among the developers for that
> particular case:
> 
> ziegler@box:~/linux$ git grep "#else \/\* \!CONFIG_" | wc -l
> 327
> ziegler@box:~/linux$ git grep "#else \/\* CONFIG_" | wc -l
> 564

The comments after #ifdef, #ifndef, #else, #endif name the condition
that is being branched on, not the condition that is in effect after
a specific line. Case in point: #endif /* CONFIG_SOCK_CGROUP_DATA */

Stick with the majority, and save a byte!