Re: [PATCH -tip] x86: trampoline.c cleanup

From: Thomas Gleixner
Date: Sat Mar 14 2009 - 13:00:15 EST


On Sat, 14 Mar 2009, Jaswinder Singh Rajput wrote:
> Hello Thomas,
>
> On Sat, 2009-03-14 at 17:20 +0100, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> > On Sat, 14 Mar 2009, Jaswinder Singh Rajput wrote:
> >
> > > Subject: [PATCH] x86: trampoline.c cleanup
> > >
> > > Impact: cleanup
> > >
> > > - fix style problems
> >
> > Err. This patch is a style problem itself.
> >
> > > Signed-off-by: Jaswinder Singh Rajput <jaswinderrajput@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > ---
> > > arch/x86/kernel/trampoline.c | 3 ++-
> > > 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/trampoline.c b/arch/x86/kernel/trampoline.c
> > > index 808031a..e3b1f2e 100644
> > > --- a/arch/x86/kernel/trampoline.c
> > > +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/trampoline.c
> > > @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ void __init reserve_trampoline_memory(void)
> > > * trampoline before removing it. (see the GDT stuff)
> > > */
> > > reserve_early(PAGE_SIZE, PAGE_SIZE + PAGE_SIZE, "EX TRAMPOLINE");
> > > -#endif
> > > +#endif /* CONFIG_X86_32 */
> >
> > There is no need for this useless comment. The #ifdef is 5 lines
> > above. Such comments are only helpful in large nested sections.
> >
>
> Ahh, So
>
> if (ifdef < 5)
> Rule #1
> else
> Rule #2

Sigh. I asked for applying common sense not for creating another
stupid rule.

Thanks,

tglx
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