linux-kernel - Re: [1/5] Coccinelle: put_device: Adjust a message construction

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Date:   Mon, 13 May 2019 13:33:07 +0200
From:   Markus Elfring <Markus.Elfring@....de>
To:     Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@...6.fr>
Cc:     Gilles Muller <Gilles.Muller@...6.fr>,
        Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>,
        Michal Marek <michal.lkml@...kovi.net>,
        Nicolas Palix <nicolas.palix@...g.fr>,
        Wen Yang <wen.yang99@....com.cn>, cocci@...teme.lip6.fr,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Yi Wang <wang.yi59@....com.cn>
Subject: Re: [1/5] Coccinelle: put_device: Adjust a message construction

>> Thus simplify a message construction in a SmPL rule by concatenating text
>> with two plus operators less.
>
> Is there any way to unindent, so that the string doesn't exceed 80 characters,
> or at least no so much?

How does your concern fit to the string literal tolerance from
the Linux coding style?


> On the other hand, I would have much preferred the original msg = code.
> I don't understand why it is so offensive.

I suggested again to avoid the use of extra variables in such cases
(also in the discussed bit of Python source code within a SmPL script).

Regards,
Markus