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On Mon, 13 Nov 2017, Charlemagne Lasse wrote:
> > +If a specific tool cannot handle the standard comment style, then the
> > +appropriate comment mechanism which the tool accepts shall be used.
> 
> Most of the things sound good. But I really don't get the first-line
> thing and the C++ single line comments in C sources.

That's been a decision from Linus and probably not going to change, even if
you argue in circles.

Thanks,

	tglx