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

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Date:   Thu, 27 Jul 2023 09:11:32 +0200
From:   Daniel Wagner <dwagner@...e.de>
To:     Bart Van Assche <bvanassche@....org>
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 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.

> I think the current style, with variable declarations occurring just before
> the first use of a variable, is on purpose. I like that style.

The majority of functions declare variables at the beginning of the functions.
As you can see these are only a handful of declerations which do not adhere to
the coding style.