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From: Eric Cooper <ecc@cmu.edu>
To: u-boot@lists.denx.de
Subject: [U-Boot] Policy for checkpatch usage?
Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2011 10:49:11 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20110421144911.GB3680@localhost> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <m2k4enekzm.fsf@ohwell.denx.de>

On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 04:29:17PM +0200, Detlev Zundel wrote:
> What about the problem with checkpatch errors in current code, i.e. the
> origin of this sentence:
> 
>   Also warnings produced for context lines (i.e. existing code) rather
>   than actual changes can also be ignored.

How about replacing it with this:

    If you encounter warnings for existing code, not modified by your
    patch, consider submitting a separate, cosmetic-only patch --
    clearly described as such -- that *precedes* your substantive
    patch.

-- 
Eric Cooper             e c c @ c m u . e d u

  reply	other threads:[~2011-04-21 14:49 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 26+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2011-04-20  9:24 [U-Boot] Policy for checkpatch usage? Detlev Zundel
2011-04-20 10:15 ` Graeme Russ
2011-04-20 12:43   ` Graeme Russ
2011-04-20 13:40     ` Detlev Zundel
2011-04-20 13:38   ` Detlev Zundel
2011-04-20 16:51   ` Scott Wood
2011-04-21  0:09     ` Graeme Russ
2011-04-21  5:18       ` Wolfgang Denk
2011-04-21 14:24         ` Detlev Zundel
2011-04-21 14:29     ` Detlev Zundel
2011-04-21 14:49       ` Eric Cooper [this message]
2011-04-21 14:56         ` Fabian Cenedese
2011-04-21 15:04           ` Eric Cooper
2011-04-21 15:37             ` Detlev Zundel
2011-04-21 15:19           ` Detlev Zundel
2011-04-21 15:46         ` Detlev Zundel
2011-04-23 15:29           ` Andreas Pretzsch
2011-04-27  9:07             ` Detlev Zundel
2011-04-21 16:10       ` Scott Wood
2011-04-22  0:43         ` Graeme Russ
2011-04-22  6:18           ` Albert ARIBAUD
2011-04-22 10:56             ` Graeme Russ
2011-04-22  8:54           ` Wolfgang Denk
2011-04-22 10:52             ` Graeme Russ
2011-04-22 12:46               ` Wolfgang Denk
2011-04-25  5:37                 ` Graeme Russ

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