Re: [PATCH] bracing the loop in kernel/softirq.c

[Cyrill Gorcunov <gorcunov@gmail.com>]

[Jesper Juhl - Wed, Jun 20, 2007 at 11:01:44PM +0200]
| From: Jesper Juhl <jesper.juhl@gmail.com>
| To: Cyrill Gorcunov <gorcunov@gmail.com>
| Cc: LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
| Subject: Re: [PATCH] bracing the loop in kernel/softirq.c
| Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2007 23:01:44 +0200
| 
> On 20/06/07, Cyrill Gorcunov <gorcunov@gmail.com> wrote:
>> This trivial patch adds braces over a one-line
>> loop. That makes code...well... little bit
>> convenient for (possible) further modifications.
>>
> That's generally not done.
>
> It's even in Documentation/CodingStyle :
>
> "
> Do not unnecessarily use braces where a single statement will do.
>
> if (condition)
>        action();
> "
>
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Hi Jasper,

look, the CodingStyle is absolutely right BUT:

	- dropping the braces are good solution for 'if' statement indeed
	- dropping the braces are _not_ good for 'do' - 'while' loop 'case
	  it fails on further loop modifications. Moreover adding these braces
	  we don't change amount of lines in code! So why souldn't we? I don't
	  see any reason not to do.

		Cyrill