On Sat, 12 Aug 2017 14:23:18 +0300 Corcodel Marian <a...@marian1000.go.ro> wrote:
> --- > Documentation/CodingStyle | 28 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > 1 file changed, 28 insertions(+) > > diff --git a/Documentation/CodingStyle b/Documentation/CodingStyle > index 9a70ddd..864dd8b 100644 > --- a/Documentation/CodingStyle > +++ b/Documentation/CodingStyle > @@ -922,6 +922,34 @@ expression used. For instance: > ... > #endif /* CONFIG_SOMETHING */ > > + Chapter 20: Put values on initialisers without exception > + > +When declaring variables on functions must put values: Thanks for sending a patch for the kernel's documentation. Unfortunately, I can't accept this patch for a couple of reasons: - Kernel patches must include a changelog describing *why* the change is being made and a proper signoff line. See Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst for details. - The coding style document is there to describe the community's standards for kernel code. It is *not* a mechanism for imposing new standards. If you really think that the kernel community should adopt this rule, you will need to argue for it on the mailing lists. I will say, though, that I do not expect that this effort would be successful. Can I make a suggestion? If you have found kernel functions with bugs related to use of uninitialized variables, please submit fixes for those specific bugs, along with a clear description of how the bug happens and what its effects are. Thanks, jon
