From d02210ad3b96cc09b012a3e6f0b0128c38dc38fd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joe Perches Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2012 10:20:29 +1000 Subject: [PATCH] CodingStyle: add networking specific block comment style The block comment style in net/ and drivers/net is non-standard. Document it. Signed-off-by: Joe Perches Cc: "Allan, Bruce W" Cc: Andy Whitcroft Cc: David Miller Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton --- Documentation/CodingStyle | 10 ++++++++++ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+) diff --git a/Documentation/CodingStyle b/Documentation/CodingStyle index cb9258b8fd35..495e5ba1634c 100644 --- a/Documentation/CodingStyle +++ b/Documentation/CodingStyle @@ -454,6 +454,16 @@ The preferred style for long (multi-line) comments is: * with beginning and ending almost-blank lines. */ +For files in net/ and drivers/net/ the preferred style for long (multi-line) +comments is a little different. + + /* The preferred comment style for files in net/ and drivers/net + * looks like this. + * + * It is nearly the same as the generally preferred comment style, + * but there is no initial almost-blank line. + */ + It's also important to comment data, whether they are basic types or derived types. To this end, use just one data declaration per line (no commas for multiple data declarations). This leaves you room for a small comment on each -- 2.39.5