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Subject: Re: [PATCH] checkpatch: add check for
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On Wed, 2020-06-10 at 15:08 -0700, Scott Branden wrote:
> Hi Joe,

Hi Scott.

> I do not know the history of the 2 block coding styles but here's a 
> radical thought:
> Change the coding-style document to pick a single coding style for ALL 
> block comment styles and
> use that going forward in checkpatch instead?

Opinions vary.
Good luck with that.
Seriously.