From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Randy Dunlap Date: Thu, 02 Nov 2006 01:22:41 +0000 Subject: Re: [KJ] [PATCH] Correct misc_register return code handling in Message-Id: <20061101172241.84439229.randy.dunlap@oracle.com> List-Id: References: <20061023171910.GA23714@hmsreliant.homelinux.net> <200611020144.51196.jesper.juhl@gmail.com> <454945FA.8030901@oracle.com> <200611020223.43011.jesper.juhl@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <200611020223.43011.jesper.juhl@gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: Jesper Juhl Cc: Andrew Morton , Neil Horman , Benjamin Herrenschmidt , kernel-janitors@lists.osdl.org, kjhall@us.ibm.com, maxk@qualcomm.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Thu, 2 Nov 2006 02:23:42 +0100 Jesper Juhl wrote: > On Thursday 02 November 2006 02:12, Randy Dunlap wrote: > > Jesper Juhl wrote: > > > On Thursday 02 November 2006 01:27, Andrew Morton wrote: > > >> On Wed, 1 Nov 2006 16:11:55 -0800 > > >> Randy Dunlap wrote: > > >> > > >>>> Hmm, I guess that should be defined once and for all in > > >>>> Documentation/CodingStyle > > >>> I have some other CodingStyle changes to submit, but feel free > > >>> to write this one up. > > >> Starting labels in column 2 gives me the creeps, personally. But there's a > > >> decent justification for it. > > >> > > >>> However, I didn't know that we had a known style for this, other > > >>> than "not indented so far that it's hidden". > > >>> > > >>> If a label in column 0 [0-based :] confuses patch, then that's > > >>> a reason, I suppose. I wasn't aware of that one... > > >>> In a case like that, we usually say "fix the tool then." > > >> The problem is that `diff -p' screws up and displays the label: in the > > >> place where it should be displaying the function name. > > >> > > >> Of course, lots of people forget the -p anyway... Maybe we can fix those > > >> tools ;) > > >> > > > Until the tools get fixed, how about applying this patch ? > > > > > > > > > Add CodngStyle info on labels. > > > > [snip] > > > +generally it is prefered that labels be placed at column 1. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > preferred > > > > I would also say something like this: > > > > Labels should stand out -- be easily visible. They should not be > > indented so much that they are hidden or obscured by the surrounding > > source code. > > > Ok, how's this : > > Signed-off-by: Jesper Juhl > --- > > diff --git a/Documentation/CodingStyle b/Documentation/CodingStyle > index 29c1896..4f6b2d5 100644 > --- a/Documentation/CodingStyle > +++ b/Documentation/CodingStyle > @@ -566,6 +566,21 @@ result. Typical examples would be funct > NULL or the ERR_PTR mechanism to report failure. > > > + Chapter 17: Labels > + > +Label names should be lowercase. > + > +Label names should start with a letter [a-z]. > + > +Labels should not be placed at column 0. Doing so confuses some tools, most > +notably 'diff' and 'patch'. Instead place labels at column 1 (indented 1 > +space). In some cases it's OK to indent labels one or more tabs, but > +generally it is preferred that labels be placed at column 1. > + > +Labels should stand out - be easily visible. They should not be indented so > +much that they are hidden or obscured by the surrounding source code. > + > + > > Appendix I: References Yep, OK with me. (Ack) --- ~Randy _______________________________________________ Kernel-janitors mailing list Kernel-janitors@lists.osdl.org https://lists.osdl.org/mailman/listinfo/kernel-janitors From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751471AbWKBB2D (ORCPT ); Wed, 1 Nov 2006 20:28:03 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1752447AbWKBB2D (ORCPT ); Wed, 1 Nov 2006 20:28:03 -0500 Received: from agminet01.oracle.com ([141.146.126.228]:3469 "EHLO agminet01.oracle.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752441AbWKBB2A (ORCPT ); Wed, 1 Nov 2006 20:28:00 -0500 Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2006 17:22:41 -0800 From: Randy Dunlap To: Jesper Juhl Cc: Andrew Morton , Neil Horman , Benjamin Herrenschmidt , kernel-janitors@lists.osdl.org, kjhall@us.ibm.com, maxk@qualcomm.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [KJ][PATCH] Correct misc_register return code handling in several drivers Message-Id: <20061101172241.84439229.randy.dunlap@oracle.com> In-Reply-To: <200611020223.43011.jesper.juhl@gmail.com> References: <20061023171910.GA23714@hmsreliant.homelinux.net> <200611020144.51196.jesper.juhl@gmail.com> <454945FA.8030901@oracle.com> <200611020223.43011.jesper.juhl@gmail.com> Organization: Oracle Linux Eng. X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 2.2.9 (GTK+ 2.8.10; x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Brightmail-Tracker: AAAAAQAAAAI= X-Brightmail-Tracker: AAAAAQAAAAI= X-Whitelist: TRUE X-Whitelist: TRUE Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Thu, 2 Nov 2006 02:23:42 +0100 Jesper Juhl wrote: > On Thursday 02 November 2006 02:12, Randy Dunlap wrote: > > Jesper Juhl wrote: > > > On Thursday 02 November 2006 01:27, Andrew Morton wrote: > > >> On Wed, 1 Nov 2006 16:11:55 -0800 > > >> Randy Dunlap wrote: > > >> > > >>>> Hmm, I guess that should be defined once and for all in > > >>>> Documentation/CodingStyle > > >>> I have some other CodingStyle changes to submit, but feel free > > >>> to write this one up. > > >> Starting labels in column 2 gives me the creeps, personally. But there's a > > >> decent justification for it. > > >> > > >>> However, I didn't know that we had a known style for this, other > > >>> than "not indented so far that it's hidden". > > >>> > > >>> If a label in column 0 [0-based :] confuses patch, then that's > > >>> a reason, I suppose. I wasn't aware of that one... > > >>> In a case like that, we usually say "fix the tool then." > > >> The problem is that `diff -p' screws up and displays the label: in the > > >> place where it should be displaying the function name. > > >> > > >> Of course, lots of people forget the -p anyway... Maybe we can fix those > > >> tools ;) > > >> > > > Until the tools get fixed, how about applying this patch ? > > > > > > > > > Add CodngStyle info on labels. > > > > [snip] > > > +generally it is prefered that labels be placed at column 1. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > preferred > > > > I would also say something like this: > > > > Labels should stand out -- be easily visible. They should not be > > indented so much that they are hidden or obscured by the surrounding > > source code. > > > Ok, how's this : > > Signed-off-by: Jesper Juhl > --- > > diff --git a/Documentation/CodingStyle b/Documentation/CodingStyle > index 29c1896..4f6b2d5 100644 > --- a/Documentation/CodingStyle > +++ b/Documentation/CodingStyle > @@ -566,6 +566,21 @@ result. Typical examples would be funct > NULL or the ERR_PTR mechanism to report failure. > > > + Chapter 17: Labels > + > +Label names should be lowercase. > + > +Label names should start with a letter [a-z]. > + > +Labels should not be placed at column 0. Doing so confuses some tools, most > +notably 'diff' and 'patch'. Instead place labels at column 1 (indented 1 > +space). In some cases it's OK to indent labels one or more tabs, but > +generally it is preferred that labels be placed at column 1. > + > +Labels should stand out - be easily visible. They should not be indented so > +much that they are hidden or obscured by the surrounding source code. > + > + > > Appendix I: References Yep, OK with me. (Ack) --- ~Randy