Re: [PATCH] x86: boot: Fix mixed indentation in a20.c

From: Borislav Petkov
Date: Tue Nov 19 2013 - 13:23:19 EST


On Tue, Nov 19, 2013 at 09:48:43AM -0800, Joe Perches wrote:
> git diff -w and git blame -w both ignore whitespace changes and can
> help in tracking down actual modifications.

That's not the point - I don't want those commits there getting in the
way.

If it

* doesn't fix a real bug,
* doesn't improve code generation
* doesn't have any other positive effect on the resulting object code

then it doesn't need to be there.

Whitespace jerking off doesn't belong in the kernel.

--
Regards/Gruss,
Boris.

Sent from a fat crate under my desk. Formatting is fine.
--
--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/