linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH blktests v1 01/11] nvme/{003,004,005,013,046,049}: Group all variables declarations

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Message-ID: <c3bff0d9-957a-fbb7-a433-4cab457c62bf@acm.org>
Date:   Thu, 27 Jul 2023 08:18:41 -0700
From:   Bart Van Assche <bvanassche@....org>
To:     Daniel Wagner <dwagner@...e.de>
Cc:     linux-nvme@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-block@...r.kernel.org, Chaitanya Kulkarni <kch@...dia.com>,
        Shin'ichiro Kawasaki <shinichiro.kawasaki@....com>,
        Max Gurtovoy <mgurtovoy@...dia.com>,
        Hannes Reinecke <hare@...e.de>,
        Sagi Grimberg <sagi@...mberg.me>,
        James Smart <jsmart2021@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH blktests v1 01/11] nvme/{003,004,005,013,046,049}: Group
 all variables declarations

On 7/27/23 00:11, Daniel Wagner wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 26, 2023 at 07:54:24AM -0700, Bart Van Assche wrote:
>> On 7/26/23 05:46, Daniel Wagner wrote:
>>> Group all variable declarations together at the beginning of the
>>> function.
>>
>> An explanation of why this change has been proposed is missing from the
>> patch description.
> 
> Sure, I'll add one. The coding style to declare all local variables at the
> beginning of the function.

Isn't declaring local variables just before their first use a better style?

Thanks,

Bart.