Re: [LTP] Submitting patch

Cyril Hrubis
2009-08-03T13:55:07Z

Hi!
> > What's wrong with linux kernel coding style? Most of the decent text editors
> > that are used these days (vim, emacs...) just helps format code like this. (Eg.
> > default intendation is done by tabs and so on...) I don't like the idea
> > changing tabs to spaces before sending a patch.
>
> There is only one thing which is IMHO not good - it is 80 char line size.
> I would prefer longer lines (maybe 120 chars).
> This is for C code not for any other.
> Are you ok with it?

Well, I'm not happy with very long lines, but there are indeed circumstances
where long lines are best solution.

So may be this should be strong recomendation rather than rule.

> P.S.: Cyril: Are you from Czech?

Sure.

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Cyril Hrubis
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