linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] checkpatch: add check for NONNETWORKING_BLOCK_COMMENT

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Message-ID: <cca874b227301e0bdfb49cb49c9d21f9fd2d0550.camel@perches.com>
Date:   Wed, 10 Jun 2020 15:41:18 -0700
From:   Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
To:     Scott Branden <scott.branden@...adcom.com>,
        Andy Whitcroft <apw@...onical.com>
Cc:     BCM Kernel Feedback <bcm-kernel-feedback-list@...adcom.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] checkpatch: add check for
 NONNETWORKING_BLOCK_COMMENT_STYLE

On Wed, 2020-06-10 at 15:08 -0700, Scott Branden wrote:
> Hi Joe,

Hi Scott.

> I do not know the history of the 2 block coding styles but here's a 
> radical thought:
> Change the coding-style document to pick a single coding style for ALL 
> block comment styles and
> use that going forward in checkpatch instead?

Opinions vary.
Good luck with that.
Seriously.