On Mon, Jun 08, 2020 at 12:17:23PM -0700, Stephen Hemminger wrote: > On Mon, 8 Jun 2020 17:46:40 +0100 > Bruce Richardson <bruce.richard...@intel.com> wrote: > > > Rather than continuing to recommend an 80-char line limit, let's take a hint > > from the Linux kernel[1] and aim for an 100-char recommended limit instead. > > > > [1] > > https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=bdc48fa11e46f867ea4d75fa59ee87a7f48be144 > > > > Signed-off-by: Bruce Richardson <bruce.richard...@intel.com> > > --- > > devtools/checkpatches.sh | 2 +- > > doc/guides/contributing/coding_style.rst | 2 +- > > 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) > > > > diff --git a/devtools/checkpatches.sh b/devtools/checkpatches.sh > > index 158087f1c..4970ed830 100755 > > --- a/devtools/checkpatches.sh > > +++ b/devtools/checkpatches.sh > > @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ VALIDATE_NEW_API=$(dirname $(readlink -f > > $0))/check-symbol-change.sh > > # Codespell can also be enabled by setting DPDK_CHECKPATCH_CODESPELL to a > > valid path > > # to a dictionary.txt file if dictionary.txt is not in the default > > location. > > codespell=${DPDK_CHECKPATCH_CODESPELL:-enable} > > -length=${DPDK_CHECKPATCH_LINE_LENGTH:-80} > > +length=${DPDK_CHECKPATCH_LINE_LENGTH:-100} > > > > # override default Linux options > > options="--no-tree" > > diff --git a/doc/guides/contributing/coding_style.rst > > b/doc/guides/contributing/coding_style.rst > > index 4efde93f6..1db3a7bbe 100644 > > --- a/doc/guides/contributing/coding_style.rst > > +++ b/doc/guides/contributing/coding_style.rst > > @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ The rules and guidelines given in this document cannot > > cover every situation, so > > * In the case of creating new files, the style should be consistent within > > each file in a given directory or module. > > * The primary reason for coding standards is to increase code readability > > and comprehensibility, therefore always use whatever option will make the > > code easiest to read. > > > > -Line length is recommended to be not more than 80 characters, including > > comments. > > +Line length is recommended to be not more than 100 characters, including > > comments. > > [Tab stop size should be assumed to be 8-characters wide]. > > > > .. note:: > > I would even support going to 120 characters. > > Acked-by: Stephen Hemminger <step...@networkplumber.org>
I think 100 is enough. In my case, I have a 1080p 24" monitor, and with two terminals side-by-side 100 characters just fits inside each vim window. Going to 120 would be fine for single terminal at a time, but I would find awkward for e.g. side-by-side diff comparison in meld etc.
