Re: [PATCH] mtd: Convert logging messages

[Joe Perches <joe@perches.com>]

On Fri, 2013-04-19 at 12:55 -0400, Jörn Engel wrote:
> On Fri, 19 April 2013 10:59:35 -0700, Joe Perches wrote:
> >  	}
> >  	list_add(&dev->list, &blkmtd_device_list);
> > -	INFO("mtd%d: [%s] erase_size = %dKiB [%d]", dev->mtd.index,
> > -			dev->mtd.name + strlen("block2mtd: "),
> > -			dev->mtd.erasesize >> 10, dev->mtd.erasesize);
> > +	pr_info("mtd%d: [%s] erase_size = %dKiB [%d]\n",
> > +		dev->mtd.index,
> > +		dev->mtd.name + strlen("block2mtd: "),
> > +		dev->mtd.erasesize >> 10, dev->mtd.erasesize);
> 
> I personally dislike the indent-to-braces style because it causes
> unnecessary churn in patches like this.

It comes from an automated emacs conversion.

> The reindenting improves nothing at all.

Debatable.

> It will waste time when people care about revision history because
> they encounter a bug, want a fix quick and are pressed for time.

Not really if you use existing tools with options.

Try:
	git diff -w
	git blame -w

> If you care about my ack, please remove random churn.  This is not a
> competition about who gets the most lines in git blame.

I care not at all about commit counts,
nor things like lines added or removed.