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Subject: Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 0/5] CODING_STYLE amendments
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To: Avi Kivity <avi@redhat.com>
Cc: Markus Armbruster <armbru@redhat.com>, qemu-devel <qemu-devel@nongnu.org>, Blue Swirl <blauwirbel@gmail.com>, Miguel Di Ciurcio Filho <miguel.filho@gmail.com>

On 08/23/10 16:03, Avi Kivity wrote:
>  On 08/23/2010 04:55 PM, Jes Sorensen wrote:
>>
>> Well with the inconsistency we have now, what is the right iron fist to
>> apply? Demand the code is consistent with the file you edit or that it's
>> consistent with whats in CODING_STYLE, even if it means that what you
>> apply is completely different to the rest of the file?
>>
>> That is the part I think needs to be decided upon in all of this.
> 
> Patch lines that start with ^\+ should be consistent with CODING_STYLE. 
> The maintainers may allow exceptions in certain cases, but contributors
> shouldn't expect this.  Use common sense where available.
> 

Right, in my book common sense is to be consistent with the file I am
editing, as long as the file isn't in gross violation of CODING_STYLE,
but maybe my sense just isn't that good.

Jes