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From: Len Brown <lenb@kernel.org>
To: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com>
Cc: Zhang Rui <rui.zhang@intel.com>,
	linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org, linux-pm@lists.linux-foundation.org,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, sujith.thomas@intel.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 9/10] introduce intel_menlow platform specific driver
Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2008 14:51:18 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <200801171451.18613.lenb@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20080117092030.a9dfe528.randy.dunlap@oracle.com>


> > +static int
> > +memory_get_int_max_bandwidth(struct thermal_cooling_device *cdev,
> > +			     unsigned long *max_state)
> 
> Don't put 'static int' (return type etc.) on a line by itself.
> That format is not wanted in Linux.   (many places here)

if checkpatch.pl and Lindent are happey (which they are not, totally)
then I'm satisifed witht he Linux style of the code.

Randy, if you feel strongly about this this style nit,
then change Lindent to implement it -- nagging
developers about trivia is a waste of everybody's time.

thanks,
-Len

  reply	other threads:[~2008-01-17 20:44 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2008-01-17  7:51 [PATCH 9/10] introduce intel_menlow platform specific driver Zhang Rui
2008-01-17  8:18 ` Sam Ravnborg
2008-01-17 17:20 ` Randy Dunlap
2008-01-17 19:51   ` Len Brown [this message]
2008-01-17 20:51     ` Randy Dunlap
2008-01-18  3:32   ` Zhang Rui
2008-01-18  3:55     ` Li Zefan
2008-01-21  5:26       ` Thomas, Sujith
2008-01-21  5:45         ` Li Zefan
2008-01-25  3:45           ` Zhang Rui
2008-01-21  9:53 ` Christoph Hellwig
2008-01-21 14:19   ` Thomas, Sujith
2008-01-23 15:58     ` Jan Engelhardt
2008-01-24 21:39   ` Len Brown

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