Re: [PATCH 02/10] drivers/ata: Fix continuation line formats

[Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>]

On Wed, 03 Feb 2010 23:59:47 -0500 Mark Lord <kernel@teksavvy.com> wrote:

> Joe Perches wrote:
> > On Wed, 2010-02-03 at 12:21 -0500, Mark Lord wrote:
> >> Joe Perches wrote:
> >>> String constants that are continued on subsequent lines with \
> >>> are not good.
> > []
> >>> -		dev_warn(ap->dev, "Failed to compute ATA timing %d, \
> >>> -				set PIO_0 timing\n", ret);
> >>> +		dev_warn(ap->dev, "Failed to compute ATA timing %d, set PIO_0 timing\n",
> >>> +			 ret);
> >> NAK.  Just stick the ret); part onto the same line and be done with it.
> > 
> > :resend that I mistakenly sent only to Mark, with a couple more comments
> > 
> > I disagree.
> > 
> > Look at the long line wrapping style of the rest of the file
> > and most of the kernel source.  No additional arguments to
> > functions are generally used after column 80.
> > 
> > If it's ever agreed that all lines > 80 cols are OK or
> > new args after column 80 are OK, then sure.  Until then,
> > if you want it, you should do it.
> ..
> 
> You are the code nanny trying to get this patch in.  Not me.
> 

It's a runtime bug.  Are "code nannies" supposed to "try" to fix
runtime bugs in libata while others just sit there and insult them?