On Dec 7 2006 00:48, Randy Dunlap wrote:+The preferred way to ease multiple indentation levels in a switch^^^^^^^^^^
+statement is to align the "switch" and its subordinate "case" labels in
+the same column instead of "double-indenting" the "case" labels. E.g.:
+
+ switch (suffix) {
+ case 'G':
+ case 'g':
+ mem <<= 10;
+ case 'M':
+ case 'm':
+ mem << 10;
Statement has no effect ;-)
+Use one space around (on each side of) most binary operators, such as
+any of these:
+ = + - < > * / % | & ^ <= >= == !=
And the ternary operator ?:
+but no space after unary operators:
+ sizeof ++ -- & * + - ~ ! defined
And no space before these unary operators,
++ (postincrement) -- (postdecrement)
What keyword is "defined"? Did you have too much Perl coffee? :)
+and no space around the '.' unary operator.
Same goes for ->
+Linux style for comments is the pre-C99 "/* ... */" style.
Aka C89.
+Don't use C99-style "// ..." comments.
+
+The preferred style for long (multi-line) comments is:
+
+ /*
+ * This is the preferred style for multi-line
+ * comments in the Linux kernel source code.
+ * Please use it consistently.
+ */
Description: Stars to the left with two almost blank (/*, */) lines.