Re: [PATCH V1 1/3] mfd: stmpe: Arrange #include <header files> inalphabetical order

From: Lee Jones
Date: Mon Nov 26 2012 - 10:31:40 EST


On Mon, 26 Nov 2012, Viresh Kumar wrote:

> On 26 November 2012 18:55, Lee Jones <lee.jones@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Why do you need to sort them? Is there _really_ a need?
>
> Many people & maintainers like to have their header files ordered. The
> reason for that is:
>
> If they are not ordered, there is a possibility of adding an header file
> multiple times in a file. This might not do something serious
> when thinking about compilation time or Image size, but adding an header
> file multiple times is simply wrong.
>
> This can't be caught in patch reviews most of the time, as diff may not show
> the earlier inclusion.
>
> That's why i ordered them. And i don't see any harm in doing so.

I don't see any harm in it, but it's pretty pointless.

There aren't many maintainers who insist on such things, and the
ones that do normally carry out these OCD actions themselves. :)

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