Re: checkpatch, a patch checking script.

[Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org>]

Dave Jones wrote:
> On Sat, Apr 28, 2007 at 03:02:13AM -0700, Andrew Morton wrote:
>
>  > This little checking tool should have both "error" and "warning" levels -
>  > AKA "fix this" and "think about this" levels.  BUG_ON would be a warning
>  > thing.
>
> There's a -pedantic option there just for this.  I'll move BUG_ON under it.
> What's the consensus on the u32 thing, move that too, or drop completely?
Not answering your question directly, but FWIW:  In day to day coding 
and email, I strongly advocate the use of u8/u16/u32 over the C99 
size-based types.
Simple, direct (read: easiest to review), and less typing.

	Jeff


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