Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] checkpatch: Don't WARN about missing spaces in audio files

[Anthony Liguori]

On 02/18/2012 04:56 AM, Stefan Weil wrote:
> Am 18.02.2012 10:13, schrieb Blue Swirl:
> > On Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 15:26, Anthony Liguori <address@hidden> wrote:
> > > Well this was what I was getting at in my previous comments. If we just
> > > need to reindent < 10 files with a few random changes here and there, then
> > > maybe that isn't so bad.
> > >
> > > But if we have to touch every single file in the tree in a significant way,
> > > then no way is it justified.
> >
> > One way to handle this is gradual reformatting, every time when code
> > is touched, only changes towards common CODING_STYLE are allowed.
> > Small, contained reformatting patches should be also allowed, for
> > example to adjust brace style in one file a time or to remove spaces
> > at the end of line.
>
> I'd appreciate it very much if we could remove spaces at line endings
> for all non binary files as soon as possible.

Why?

I really can't understand this.  It's not visible so it does no harm.

Regards,

Anthony Liguori