On Thu, 2007-12-20 at 21:07 +0000, Alan Cox wrote: > > I missed the context on this one. So this is checking for periods at > > the end of messages for printk's. We would need something a little > > cleverer to ensure we are only checking the contents of the string. But > > eminently doable. > > > > /me plays > > > > Ok, yes this seems ok. Have added it for 0.13. > > Please remove it. > > The kernel printk messages are sentences. English language sentences end > with a full stop. They are messages printed up for normal human beings to > read and they should therefore be properly written. Documentation/Coding Style Chapter 13: Printing kernel messages Kernel messages do not have to be terminated with a period. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [email protected] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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