Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:18:17 +0100
From: =?utf-8?B?SsO2cm4=?= Engel <joern@logfs.org>
To: David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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       viro@ZenIV.linux.org.uk, joe@perches.com, tglx@linutronix.de,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 109/148] include/asm-x86/serial.h: checkpatch cleanups - formatting only
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On Wed, 26 March 2008 05:01:16 -0700, David Miller wrote:
> 
> > Sure, I buy that.  What I'm arguing here is why we have to be
> > consistently long instead of consistently short.  CodingStyle seems to
> > be silent on the question.
> 
> Becauseitmoreeasilyallowsyoureyestoseethedifferentoperators.

How many different operators are there in a cast? ;)

But you seem to be arguing the i=0 case.  Took me a while to notice
that.  Fair enough.

Jörn

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