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author | Paul Mundt <lethal@linux-sh.org> | 2011-08-08 13:45:28 +0900 |
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committer | Paul Mundt <lethal@linux-sh.org> | 2011-08-08 13:45:28 +0900 |
commit | 77c7ee51a062bb595c501ec098125a68999c20c3 (patch) | |
tree | c5060ca5786ef353e005dae04b61d2c49967284d /Documentation/CodingStyle | |
parent | 1ba762209491e2496e58baffa3fd65d661f54404 (diff) | |
parent | 322a8b034003c0d46d39af85bf24fee27b902f48 (diff) |
Merge branch 'master' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux into sh-latest
Conflicts:
drivers/tty/serial/sh-sci.c
Signed-off-by: Paul Mundt <lethal@linux-sh.org>
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diff --git a/Documentation/CodingStyle b/Documentation/CodingStyle index fa6e25b94a5..c940239d967 100644 --- a/Documentation/CodingStyle +++ b/Documentation/CodingStyle @@ -80,22 +80,13 @@ available tools. The limit on the length of lines is 80 columns and this is a strongly preferred limit. -Statements longer than 80 columns will be broken into sensible chunks. -Descendants are always substantially shorter than the parent and are placed -substantially to the right. The same applies to function headers with a long -argument list. Long strings are as well broken into shorter strings. The -only exception to this is where exceeding 80 columns significantly increases -readability and does not hide information. - -void fun(int a, int b, int c) -{ - if (condition) - printk(KERN_WARNING "Warning this is a long printk with " - "3 parameters a: %u b: %u " - "c: %u \n", a, b, c); - else - next_statement; -} +Statements longer than 80 columns will be broken into sensible chunks, unless +exceeding 80 columns significantly increases readability and does not hide +information. Descendants are always substantially shorter than the parent and +are placed substantially to the right. The same applies to function headers +with a long argument list. However, never break user-visible strings such as +printk messages, because that breaks the ability to grep for them. + Chapter 3: Placing Braces and Spaces |