linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3] mm: Change return type to vm_fault

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Date:   Sat, 12 May 2018 19:51:17 -0700
From:   Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>
To:     Souptick Joarder <jrdr.linux@...il.com>
Cc:     Matthew Wilcox <willy@...radead.org>,
        Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Michal Hocko <mhocko@...e.com>,
        Hugh Dickins <hughd@...gle.com>,
        David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>,
        Mike Kravetz <mike.kravetz@...cle.com>,
        Naoya Horiguchi <n-horiguchi@...jp.nec.com>,
        "Aneesh Kumar K.V" <aneesh.kumar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
        Linux-MM <linux-mm@...ck.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] mm: Change return type to vm_fault_t

On Sat, May 12, 2018 at 12:14 PM, Souptick Joarder <jrdr.linux@...il.com> wrote:
>>> It'd be nicer to realign the 2nd and 3rd arguments
>>> on the subsequent lines.
>
>>>
>>>       vm_fault_t (*fault)(const struct vm_special_mapping *sm,
>>>                           struct vm_area_struct *vma,
>>>                           struct vm_fault *vmf);
>>>
>>
>
>> It'd be nicer if people didn't try to line up arguments at all and
>> just indented by an extra two tabs when they had to break a logical
>> line due to the 80-column limit.
>
> Matthew, there are two different opinions. Which one to take ?

Unfortunately this is one of those "maintainer's choice" preferences
that drives new contributors crazy. Just go with the two tabs like
Matthew said and be done.