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Subject: Re: [PATCH] checkpatch: Minimize checkpatch induced patches...
From: Joe Perches <joe@perches.com>
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On Wed, 2016-09-14 at 19:56 +0200, Christian Borntraeger wrote:

> This will certainly help to reduce the noise. On the other hand I remember Linus
> saying something along the line that he does not like the -f parameter (and he
> prefers to set this automatically). So while I like the approach I am not happy
> enough to ack right now - still looking for a better alternative :-/

Linus likely hasn't used checkpatch in a decade or so.

Taste and judgment can't be scripted anyway.

Let me know if you find an alternative.