Re: [PATCH v1] tools clang-format: Add a tools clang-format that overrides some kernel behaviors

[Joe Perches]

On Mon, 2026-04-13 at 08:39 -0700, Ian Rogers wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 7, 2026 at 10:11 AM Joe Perches <[joe@xxxxxxxxxxx](mailto:joe@xxxxxxxxxxx)> wrote:
> > On Tue, 2026-04-07 at 09:55 -0700, Ian Rogers wrote:
> Sorting headers is desirable to avoid issues like duplicate includes.
> > Perhaps.
> > 
> > Some others prefer reverse-christmas-tree by length ordering for #includes
> > though I think it's poor style.
> 
> Thanks Joe. I second not switching to a reverse-christmas-tree style :-)
> 
> If this patch is okay, could we bring it in through the perf tree?

It's likely better to avoid this suggestion.

The issue is that others strongly prefer that reverse-christmas-tree
style and would object so nak.