Re: [PATCH] ext3: Coding style fix in namei.c

[Pavel Machek]

Hi!

> > * break long lines (using temp variables if needed)
> > * merge short lines
> > * put open brace on the same line
> > * use C89-style comments
> > * remove a space between function name and parenthesis
> > * remove a space between '*' and pointer name
> > * add a space after ','
> > * other random whitespace fixes
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@xxxxxxxxx>
> 
> What's the benefit of such massive cleanup patches, really?   Does it really enhance readability _that_ much?
> 
> I believe in cleaning up code as I make substantive, useful change, but code churn for code churn's sake has a number of downsides:
> 
> *) It breaks other people's patches that might be pending (probably not as much of an issue for ext3)


> > @@ -276,12 +265,9 @@ static struct stats dx_show_leaf(struct dx_hash_info *hinfo, struct ext3_dir_ent
> > 	struct dx_hash_info h = *hinfo;
> > 
> > 	printk("names: ");
> > -	while ((char *) de < base + size)
> > -	{
> > -		if (de->inode)
> > -		{
> > -			if (show_names)
> > -			{
> > +	while ((char *) de < base + size) {
> > +		if (de->inode) {
> > +			if (show_names) {
> > 				int len = de->name_len;
> > 				char *name = de->name;
> > 				while (len--) printk("%c", *name++);

Code really looks better afterwards... and this way, the next person
trying to modify the file will not have to fix it, first...
								Pavel
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