linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] net: rxrpc: mark expected switch fall-throughs

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Message-ID: <20171019162323.Horde.9-ghoep6chyagc5A5TqQ8s8@gator4166.hostgator.com>
Date:   Thu, 19 Oct 2017 16:23:23 -0500
From:   "Gustavo A. R. Silva" <garsilva@...eddedor.com>
To:     David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
Cc:     "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        linux-afs@...ts.infradead.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: rxrpc: mark expected switch fall-throughs


Quoting David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>:

> Gustavo A. R. Silva <garsilva@...eddedor.com> wrote:
>
>> +		/* fall through */
>
> All new comments in rxrpc should begin with a capital letter; I'm  
> switching to
> this as I modify the lines with comments on.  Fix checkpatch or gcc or
> whatever takes -Wimplicit-fallthrough to stop being silly.
>
>> -		/* Fall through */
>> -
>> +		/* fall through */
>
> No.  Firstly, it should be 'F'; secondly, don't remove the blank line - it's
> there for a reason.
>

What is the reason?

>> +		/* fall through */
>
> Capital 'F'.
>
>> -
>> +		/* fall through */
>
> Don't remove the blank line.  Capital 'F'.
>
>> +			/* fall through */
>
> Capital 'F'.
>
> David

Thanks
--
Gustavo A. R. Silva