From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1752588Ab1AHNnV (ORCPT ); Sat, 8 Jan 2011 08:43:21 -0500 Received: from inx.pm.waw.pl ([195.116.170.130]:34921 "EHLO inx.pm.waw.pl" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752071Ab1AHNnT (ORCPT ); Sat, 8 Jan 2011 08:43:19 -0500 From: Krzysztof Halasa To: Joe Perches Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, kernel-janitors@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [patch] checkpatch: putting the && or || on the wrong line References: <20110104055900.GA5062@bicker> <20110104163836.GA30317@fieldses.org> <20110104164414.GX5875@const.bordeaux.inria.fr> <1294160834.6617.51.camel@Joe-Laptop> <1294249529.6617.118.camel@Joe-Laptop> <1294336674.12561.81.camel@Joe-Laptop> <1294347753.12561.106.camel@Joe-Laptop> <1294349918.12561.142.camel@Joe-Laptop> Date: Sat, 08 Jan 2011 14:42:42 +0100 In-Reply-To: <1294349918.12561.142.camel@Joe-Laptop> (Joe Perches's message of "Thu, 06 Jan 2011 13:38:38 -0800") Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Joe Perches writes: >> OTOH you failed to show evidence that super-strict standardization >> benefits anyone. > > I don't need to. > > If you don't agree with the assertion, > facts likely won't change your mind. > You'll more likely dispute the facts. Sounds like you have the hard facts. Why not let us know anyway? > Look up this paper if you care to though: > > Evaluating the Relation Between Coding > Standard Violations and Faults Within and > Across Software Versions This is apples vs oranges, nobody disputes a need for sensible rules. -- Krzysztof Halasa