Re: [PATCH] checkpatch: Warn on #defines ending in semicolon

[Joe Perches]

On Fri, 2014-05-09 at 23:47 +0200, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> On Fri, 9 May 2014, Joe Perches wrote:
> 
> > Using a #define ending in a semicolon is poor style
> 
> It's not poor style it's simply a bug. Just because it 
> 
> > can lead to unexpected code paths being executed.

I think it's still a (bad) style issue.

I remember a discussion with a developer that
wanted all macros to end in a semicolon so he
could write COBOL like C.

ick.

cheers, Joe


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