On Jul 18 2007 11:04, Randy Dunlap wrote: >> > I have no idea where it came from. (not me) >> >> It was akpm: >> http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/Documentation/CodingStyle?PAGE=diffs&REV=1.5 > > I think that would only make sense if "---help---" is used (like you did) > instead of the plain "help" string. > > In the case of "---help---", it's OK with me not to be indented by 2 more > spaces.
=== kconf also accepts "---help---" besides the usual "help" keyword. If it is used, I think we can omit the extra spaces, because the dashes are visible enough a sash. Signed-off-by: Jan Engelhardt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- Documentation/CodingStyle | 13 ++++++------- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) Index: linux-2.6.23/Documentation/CodingStyle =================================================================== --- linux-2.6.23.orig/Documentation/CodingStyle +++ linux-2.6.23/Documentation/CodingStyle @@ -511,17 +511,16 @@ remember: "indent" is not a fix for bad For all of the Kconfig* configuration files throughout the source tree, the indentation is somewhat different. Lines under a "config" definition -are indented with one tab, while help text is indented an additional two -spaces. Example: +are indented with one tab. Example: config AUDIT bool "Auditing support" depends on NET - help - Enable auditing infrastructure that can be used with another - kernel subsystem, such as SELinux (which requires this for - logging of avc messages output). Does not do system-call - auditing without CONFIG_AUDITSYSCALL. + ---help--- + Enable auditing infrastructure that can be used with another + kernel subsystem, such as SELinux (which requires this for + logging of avc messages output). Does not do system-call + auditing without CONFIG_AUDITSYSCALL. Features that might still be considered unstable should be defined as dependent on "EXPERIMENTAL": - 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/