Re: [PATCH] fs: overlayfs: Fix coding style issues, missing a blank line after declarations

From: Al Viro
Date: Sun Dec 28 2014 - 21:49:59 EST


On Mon, Dec 29, 2014 at 02:39:39AM +0000, Al Viro wrote:
> On Sun, Dec 28, 2014 at 11:56:53AM +0600, Alexander Kuleshov wrote:
> > Signed-off-by: Alexander Kuleshov <kuleshovmail@xxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
>
> For the record: anything of that sort against fs/*.c will be flushed down
> the toilet where such valuable contributions belong. Don't even bother.

Joe, could you please explain what has driven you to include that into
scripts/checkpatch.pl and open the countless sphincters? Aren't we
getting enough pointless patches as it is?

Al, stongly tempted to try and sneak a patch to checkpatch.pl declaring the
lack of /* See Figure 1 */ within the first 10 lines of a function an offense
against the Gods Of Style. Then sit back and watch the resulting spew...
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