Hi,
I suggest that the coding style should state that if either branch of
an 'if' statement needs braces, both branches should use them.
Regards
Oliver
Signed-off-by: Oliver Neukum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
----
--- a/Documentation/CodingStyle 2007-04-20 13:08:17.000000000 +0200
+++ b/Documentation/CodingStyle 2007-04-20 13:16:14.000000000 +0200
@@ -160,6 +160,21 @@
25-line terminal screens here), you have more empty lines to put
comments on.
+Do not unnecessarily use braces where a single statement will do.
+
+if (condition)
+ action();
+
+This does not apply if one branch of a conditional statement is a single
+statement. Use braces in both branches.
+
+if (condition) {
+ do_this();
+ do_that();
+} else {
+ otherwise();
+}
+
3.1: Spaces
Linux kernel style for use of spaces depends (mostly) on
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