linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 15/18] staging: r8188eu: hal: Clean up usbctrl

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Date:   Tue, 14 Sep 2021 15:24:06 +0200
From:   "Fabio M. De Francesco" <fmdefrancesco@...il.com>
To:     Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>
Cc:     Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>,
        Phillip Potter <phil@...lpotter.co.uk>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Michael Straube <straube.linux@...il.com>,
        Pavel Skripkin <paskripkin@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 15/18] staging: r8188eu: hal: Clean up usbctrl_vendorreq()

On Tuesday, September 14, 2021 11:24:05 AM CEST Dan Carpenter wrote:
> I don't understand why you moved these from the top to the bottom.
> But the original was better.  In networking code declarations are
> normally written in Reverse Christmas Tree format, longest to shortest,
> like this:
> 
> 	long long long_name;
> 	medium name;
> 	u8 short;

Dear Dan,

I'm sorry that I forgot to thank you for the reviews in the other messages I 
sent in reply. :(

I also forgot to answer to the above question...

I changed the order of the declarations because David Laight wrote "I think 
you'll need 'reverse xmas tree' ordering as well." (copy-paste from his 
message).

As far as I know you are both experienced kernel developers, so I took his 
words for truth. Is it a matter of personal taste or Reverse/Non Reverse Xmas 
Trees are strictly required by the Linux kernel coding style guidelines?

I thank you very much for the time you spent for reviewing.

Regards,

Fabio