linux-kernel - Re: [Ksummit-discuss] checkkpatch (in)sanity ?

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Message-ID: <20160829171651.GA27257@cloud>
Date:   Mon, 29 Aug 2016 10:16:51 -0700
From:   Josh Triplett <josh@...htriplett.org>
To:     Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Cc:     Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        ksummit-discuss@...ts.linuxfoundation.org,
        Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Sasha Levin <levinsasha928@...il.com>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [Ksummit-discuss] checkkpatch (in)sanity ?

On Mon, Aug 29, 2016 at 05:47:59AM -0700, Joe Perches wrote:
> I generally don't run it on my own patches, mostly out
> of possibly misplaced confidence in my own adherence to
> the nominal kernel style.  It sometimes leads to mild
> regret over things like whitespace defects.

In the specific case of whitespace defects, does git diff not catch
those?

For that matter, should we add a .gitattributes file to the kernel
enabling additional whitespace errors git knows how to catch?  git.git
has such a file.