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Subject: Re: [PATCH 00/13] nvdimm: Use more common kernel coding style
From:   Joe Perches <joe@perches.com>
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On Thu, 2019-09-12 at 16:00 -0700, Nick Desaulniers wrote:

> Consider the fact that not all kernel developers run checkpatch.pl.
> Is that a deficiency in checkpatch.pl, or the lack of enforcement in
> kernel developers' workflows?

No.  Mostly it's because the kernel is like a bunch of little
untethered development planets, each with a little prince that
wants to keep their own little fiefdom separate from the others.