linux-kernel - Re: Moratorium on coding style patches (was Re: [PATCH] include/linux/kernel.h: fixed coding style issues)

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Date:   Thu, 15 Dec 2016 11:54:54 +0000
From:   Måns Rullgård <mans@...sr.com>
To:     Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Cc:     Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@...il.com>, piotrgregor@...ncme.org,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Moratorium on coding style patches (was Re: [PATCH] include/linux/kernel.h: fixed coding style issues)

Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com> writes:

> On Wed, 2016-12-14 at 18:13 +0000, Måns Rullgård wrote:
>> Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@...il.com> writes:
>> > I call for a tree wide moratorium on pure coding style changes.
> []
>> I'd relax this slightly and say don't do style
>> patches unless as a prelude to some real work.
>
> And exclude drivers/staging

I wouldn't mind seeing staging deleted.  What makes those drivers so
special that they deserve to be included in the main tree without
meeting even the most basic of standards normally required?

-- 
Måns Rullgård