Re: [PATCH v4] Add .editorconfig file for basic formatting

[Miguel Ojeda]

On Fri, Jun 9, 2023 at 9:50 AM Jonathan Corbet <corbet@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> So I must confess to still being really nervous about installing a file
> that will silently reconfigure the editors of everybody working on the

Yeah, especially given the variety of editors (and plugins for those)
used for kernel development.

> kernel source; I wish there were a straightforward way to do this as an
> opt-in thing.  We're talking about creating a flag-day behavioral change
> for, potentially, thousands of kernel developers.  Something tells me
> that we might just hear from a few of them.
>
> I wonder if we should, instead, ship a file like this as something like
> Documentation/process/editorconfig, then provide a "make editorconfig"
> command that installs it in the top-level directory for those who want
> it?

That would make me less worried indeed. It would also allow to be a
bit more aggressive on introducing some of the unclear file
extensions/rules to test them out first over time.

Cheers,
Miguel