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

[Cyrill Gorcunov <gorcunov@gmail.com>]

[Jesper Juhl - Thu, Jun 21, 2007 at 07:20:33PM +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: Thu, 21 Jun 2007 19:20:33 +0200
| 
> On 21/06/07, Cyrill Gorcunov <gorcunov@gmail.com> wrote:
>> [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();
>> > "
>>
>> 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.
>>
>
> Personally, in this case, I don't care. I'm simply telling you that
> usually that's not a patch that would get accepted, that's all.  But
> it's all up to the maintainer of that area of the kernel (whom you
> probably want to at least Cc in addition to just LKML).   :-)
>
> -- 
> Jesper Juhl <jesper.juhl@gmail.com>
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Anyway, thanks for comments ;)

		Cyrill