Re: [PATCH] register sysfs device for lp devices

[Bernhard R. Link]

* Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@xxxxxxxx> [060217 19:17]:
> O
> > +	parport_set_dev (p, &dev->dev);
> >  	parport_announce_port (p);
> 
> Why does the parallel port code use a different whitespace style than
> the rest of the kernel. It is incorrect and potentially confusing to
> put a blank between the function name and the arguments. It is like
> reading, english, with commas in the wrong spot.

What is the policy for patches of such code? Should patches adhere to
the style of the specific file or that of the whole kernel?

Hochachtungsvoll,
	Bernhard R. Link
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