From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S268189AbUHQMGY (ORCPT ); Tue, 17 Aug 2004 08:06:24 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S268188AbUHQMFr (ORCPT ); Tue, 17 Aug 2004 08:05:47 -0400 Received: from zeus.kernel.org ([204.152.189.113]:41963 "EHLO zeus.kernel.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S266486AbUHQMFe (ORCPT ); Tue, 17 Aug 2004 08:05:34 -0400 Message-ID: <01f501c4844f$ba86dd60$03c8a8c0@kroptech.com> From: "Adam Kropelin" To: "Rusty Russell" , "Tim Bird" Cc: "linux kernel" , "Andrew Morton" References: <20040817095601.4E7F22BEC3@ozlabs.org> Subject: Re: [PATCH] - trivial comment fixups in init/main.c Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2004 07:45:43 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Rusty Russell wrote: > In message <40F42C44.5010603@am.sony.com> you write: >> This patch has some trivial comment fixups for init/main.c, to bring >> the comments into consistency with the coding style of the kernel. > > Personally, I prefer my comments quiet and unobtrusive, and I think > you'll find Linus' code tends to be the same. > > Not to start a flame war, but since I started using a colorizing > editor for code, I found there was no need to waste vertical space > with large banners. (This in my mind justifies the X project's entire > existence). Personally, I agree with you. Andrew specifically requested this patch to bring a few oddball comments in line with those throughout the rest of the file. I'd be happy to go the other way instead. --Adam