linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 9/9] CodingStyle: flip the rule about curlies

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Message-ID: <9ab99620-5f17-4f99-b07b-74f445a23e46@kernel.org>
Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2026 13:29:19 +0100
From: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@...nel.org>
To: Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@...il.com>, corbet@....net
Cc: workflows@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 9/9] CodingStyle: flip the rule about curlies

On 09/05/2025 22:34, Alexey Dobriyan wrote:
> Require set of curlies {} in all if/else branches and all loops
> not matter how simple.
> 
> The rationale is that maintaining curlies increases churn and make
> patches bigger when those if/else branches grow and shrink so it is
> easier to always add them.
> 
> There are more important things in life than herding curlies.


NAK, so silence won't be treated as agreement.

Best regards,
Krzysztof