netdev - Re: [PATCH RESEND V3 net-next 2/3] net: huawei_cdc_ncm: Introduce the huawei_cdc

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Date:	Mon, 26 Aug 2013 14:05:55 -0700
From:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:	mrkiko.rs@...il.com, gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, oliver@...kum.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-usb@...r.kernel.org,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH RESEND V3 net-next 2/3] net: huawei_cdc_ncm: Introduce
 the huawei_cdc_ncm driver

On Mon, 2013-08-26 at 16:58 -0400, David Miller wrote:
> From: Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
> Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2013 13:45:13 -0700
> 
> > I think the premise of local variable
> > declaration by line length is flawed.
> 
> I disagree.
> 
> > It can't work when local variables are
> > dependent on initialization order as
> > above.
> 
> Move the initialization below the declarations.

So all initializations should be on separate
lines from declarations?

ick.

It's possible, but it doubles the associated
line count and I still think it's a very
dubious premise/practice/style.

As a general rule, it's I suppose OK, but as
a hardened rule, it's like most all hard rules.
It's made to be broken.



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