netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next RFC v4] net: hdlc_x25: Queue outgoing LAPB frames

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Date:   Thu, 18 Feb 2021 12:23:28 -0800
From:   Xie He <xie.he.0141@...il.com>
To:     Leon Romanovsky <leon@...nel.org>
Cc:     "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        Linux X25 <linux-x25@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Network Developers <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Martin Schiller <ms@....tdt.de>,
        Krzysztof Halasa <khc@...waw.pl>,
        Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next RFC v4] net: hdlc_x25: Queue outgoing LAPB frames

On Thu, Feb 18, 2021 at 12:06 PM Xie He <xie.he.0141@...il.com> wrote:
>
> On Thu, Feb 18, 2021 at 11:55 AM Leon Romanovsky <leon@...nel.org> wrote:
> >
> > This is how we write code, we use defines instead of constant numbers,
> > comments to describe tricky parts and assign already preprocessed result.
> >
> > There is nothing I can do If you don't like or don't want to use Linux kernel
> > style.
>
> So what is your suggestion exactly? Use defines or write comments?
>
> As I understand, you want to replace the "3 - 1" with "2", and then
> write comments to explain that this "2" is the result of "3 - 1".
>
> Why do you want to do this? You are doing useless things and you force
> readers of this code to think about useless things.
>
> You said this was "Linux kernel style"? Why? Which sentence of the
> Linux kernel style guide suggests your way is better than my way?

Nevermind, if you *really* want me to replace this "3 - 1" with "2"
and explain in the comment that the "2" is a result of "3 - 1". I'll
do this. I admit this is a style issue. So it is hard to argue and
reach an agreement. Just reply with a request and I'll make the
change. However I'm not able to agree with you in my heart.

On Thu, Feb 18, 2021 at 12:06 PM Xie He <xie.he.0141@...il.com> wrote:
>
> On Thu, Feb 18, 2021 at 11:55 AM Leon Romanovsky <leon@...nel.org> wrote:
> >
> > This is how we write code, we use defines instead of constant numbers,
> > comments to describe tricky parts and assign already preprocessed result.
> >
> > There is nothing I can do If you don't like or don't want to use Linux kernel
> > style.
>
> So what is your suggestion exactly? Use defines or write comments?
>
> As I understand, you want to replace the "3 - 1" with "2", and then
> write comments to explain that this "2" is the result of "3 - 1".
>
> Why do you want to do this? You are doing useless things and you force
> readers of this code to think about useless things.
>
> You said this was "Linux kernel style"? Why? Which sentence of the
> Linux kernel style guide suggests your way is better than my way?