linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 00/13] nvdimm: Use more common kernel coding style

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Date:   Thu, 12 Sep 2019 14:08:16 -0700
From:   Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
To:     Miguel Ojeda <miguel.ojeda.sandonis@...il.com>,
        Jeff Moyer <jmoyer@...hat.com>
Cc:     Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>,
        linux-nvdimm <linux-nvdimm@...ts.01.org>,
        linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 00/13] nvdimm: Use more common kernel coding style

On Thu, 2019-09-12 at 16:21 +0200, Miguel Ojeda wrote:

> As soon as you get accustomed to have formatting done and enforced
> automatically, it is great. Other major projects have done so for
> quite a while now.

Please name the major projects and then point to their
.clang-format equivalents.

Also note the size/scope/complexity of the major projects.

thanks.

> If doesn't think it is good enough, please let us know and, if it is
> close enough, we can look at going for a newer LLVM to match the style
> a bit more.

I used the latest one, and quite a bit of the conversion
was unpleasant to read.

>  Also note that one can disable formatting for some
> sections of code if really needed.

Marking sections _no_auto_format_ isn't really a
good solution is it?
.