Re: [PATCH] CodingStyle: Remove "Don't use C99-style comments"

2016-08-14 Thread Joe Perches
On Sun, 2016-08-14 at 12:09 -0700, Randy Dunlap wrote: > I like it, but like Linus said, we don't want people to send > patches just to "fix" the comment style. Just fyi, checkpatch makes no recommendation about converting single line comments to //. And it shouldn't in my opinion. -- To unsubsc

Re: [PATCH] CodingStyle: Remove "Don't use C99-style comments"

2016-08-14 Thread Randy Dunlap
On 08/14/16 11:35, Jonathan Corbet wrote: > On Thu, 04 Aug 2016 10:55:14 -0700 > Joe Perches wrote: > >>> Because Linus may still be reading source code on greenbar paper >>> instead of color terminals with code syntax highlighting and >>> appropriate font decorations. >>> >>> Link: >>> http://l

Re: [PATCH] CodingStyle: Remove "Don't use C99-style comments"

2016-08-14 Thread Joe Perches
On Sun, 2016-08-14 at 12:35 -0600, Jonathan Corbet wrote: > On Thu, 04 Aug 2016 10:55:14 -0700 Joe Perches wrote: > > > Because Linus may still be reading source code on greenbar paper > > > instead of color terminals with code syntax highlighting and > > > appropriate font decorations. > > > > >

Re: [PATCH] CodingStyle: Remove "Don't use C99-style comments"

2016-08-14 Thread Jonathan Corbet
On Thu, 04 Aug 2016 10:55:14 -0700 Joe Perches wrote: > > Because Linus may still be reading source code on greenbar paper > > instead of color terminals with code syntax highlighting and > > appropriate font decorations. > > > > Link: > > http://lkml.kernel.org/r/ca+55afyqyjerovmssosks7pesszbr

Re: [PATCH] CodingStyle: Remove "Don't use C99-style comments"

2016-08-04 Thread Joe Perches
On Tue, 2016-07-12 at 17:18 -0700, Joe Perches wrote: > Because Linus may still be reading source code on greenbar paper > instead of color terminals with code syntax highlighting and > appropriate font decorations. > > Link: > http://lkml.kernel.org/r/ca+55afyqyjerovmssosks7pesszbr4vnp-3quuwhqk4

[PATCH] CodingStyle: Remove "Don't use C99-style comments"

2016-07-12 Thread Joe Perches
Because Linus may still be reading source code on greenbar paper instead of color terminals with code syntax highlighting and appropriate font decorations. Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/ca+55afyqyjerovmssosks7pesszbr4vnp-3quuwhqk4a4_j...@mail.gmail.com Signed-off-by: Joe Perches --- Documenta