From: Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
To: Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@gmail.com>
Cc: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>,
workflows@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/9] CodingStyle: make Documentation/CodingStyle into symlink
Date: Mon, 12 May 2025 18:57:49 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <2025051203-secluded-emphases-1c76@gregkh> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <77f03295-df5d-4bc0-9a61-5be829969662@p183>
On Mon, May 12, 2025 at 07:08:53PM +0300, Alexey Dobriyan wrote:
> On Sat, May 10, 2025 at 04:05:29AM -0600, Jonathan Corbet wrote:
> > Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@gmail.com> writes:
> >
> > > Every time I open Documentation/CodingStyle it says the party moved
> > > somewhere else. :-(
> > >
> > > Of course, I forget where it moved to by the next time.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@gmail.com>
> > > ---
> >
> > No 0/9 cover letter?
>
> Not really. Cover letter would be very short:
>
> Tweak coding style to add things I've learned over the years of
> Linux/C programming.
>
> And stop making kernel devs look like aliens from another Universe
> (see static_assert() rule and especially(!) "declare ALAP" rule)
Both of those are not valid reasons to change coding style, sorry.
Again, learn about _why_ we have one, don't get bogged down in the
details of _what_ it is.
sorry,
greg k-h
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2025-05-12 16:57 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 50+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2025-05-09 20:34 [PATCH 1/9] CodingStyle: make Documentation/CodingStyle into symlink Alexey Dobriyan
2025-05-09 20:34 ` [PATCH 2/9] CodingStyle: delete explicit numbering Alexey Dobriyan
2025-05-12 9:06 ` Jani Nikula
2025-05-09 20:34 ` [PATCH 3/9] CodingStyle: advise on using "sysctl" in sysctl variables Alexey Dobriyan
2025-05-09 20:34 ` [PATCH 4/9] CodingStyle: mention "typedef struct S {} S;" if typedef is used Alexey Dobriyan
2025-05-10 6:18 ` Greg KH
2025-05-13 18:34 ` Alexey Dobriyan
2026-01-07 12:22 ` Krzysztof Kozlowski
2025-05-10 10:47 ` Mauro Carvalho Chehab
2025-05-10 10:47 ` Mauro Carvalho Chehab
2025-05-13 18:37 ` Alexey Dobriyan
2025-05-09 20:34 ` [PATCH 5/9] CodingStyle: institute better inline assembly formatting Alexey Dobriyan
2025-05-13 19:41 ` David Laight
2025-05-09 20:34 ` [PATCH 6/9] CodingStyle: recommend static_assert/_Static_assert Alexey Dobriyan
2025-05-10 6:21 ` Greg KH
2025-05-13 18:41 ` Alexey Dobriyan
2025-05-13 19:40 ` David Laight
2025-12-27 14:51 ` Alexey Dobriyan
2025-12-27 19:45 ` David Laight
2026-01-07 12:28 ` Krzysztof Kozlowski
2025-05-09 20:34 ` [PATCH 7/9] CodingStyle: new variable declaration placement rule Alexey Dobriyan
2026-01-07 12:28 ` Krzysztof Kozlowski
2025-05-09 20:34 ` [PATCH 8/9] CodingStyle: tell people how to split long "for" loops Alexey Dobriyan
2025-05-10 18:56 ` David Laight
2025-05-12 16:20 ` Alexey Dobriyan
2025-05-12 16:59 ` Greg KH
2025-05-12 19:09 ` David Laight
2026-01-07 12:29 ` Krzysztof Kozlowski
2025-05-09 20:34 ` [PATCH 9/9] CodingStyle: flip the rule about curlies Alexey Dobriyan
2025-05-09 21:44 ` Randy Dunlap
2025-05-10 6:18 ` Greg KH
2025-05-12 16:43 ` Jeff Johnson
2025-05-12 16:56 ` Greg KH
2025-05-13 19:06 ` Alexey Dobriyan
2025-05-15 16:33 ` Jeff Johnson
2026-01-07 12:29 ` Krzysztof Kozlowski
2026-01-07 12:32 ` Krzysztof Kozlowski
2025-05-09 20:40 ` [PATCH 1/9] CodingStyle: make Documentation/CodingStyle into symlink Ozgur Kara
2025-05-10 10:05 ` Jonathan Corbet
2025-05-12 16:08 ` Alexey Dobriyan
2025-05-12 16:57 ` Greg KH [this message]
2025-05-13 18:32 ` Alexey Dobriyan
2025-05-14 18:55 ` Jonathan Corbet
2025-05-13 4:12 ` Al Viro
2025-05-13 18:33 ` Alexey Dobriyan
2025-05-13 19:04 ` Al Viro
2025-05-13 19:26 ` Alexey Dobriyan
2025-05-13 19:50 ` Al Viro
2026-01-07 12:27 ` Krzysztof Kozlowski
2025-05-19 16:21 ` Pavel Machek
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