Re: [RFC PATCH] checkpatch: Make the 80-character limit a --strict check only

[Andi Kleen]

Josh Triplett <josh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> The 80-character limit is not a hard-and-fast rule, nor should it be
> applied blindly by people running checkpatch and fixing its warnings.
> Sometimes it's better to violate the 80-character "limit" in the name of
> readability, and when it isn't, it's often better to refactor into a
> function or otherwise restructure the code rather than just finding
> increasingly awkward places to break lines.

Yes please!

-Andi

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