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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/process/coding-style.rst | 3 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst | 4 |
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diff --git a/Documentation/process/coding-style.rst b/Documentation/process/coding-style.rst index 277c113376a6..b78dd680c038 100644 --- a/Documentation/process/coding-style.rst +++ b/Documentation/process/coding-style.rst @@ -443,6 +443,9 @@ In function prototypes, include parameter names with their data types. Although this is not required by the C language, it is preferred in Linux because it is a simple way to add valuable information for the reader. +Do not use the `extern' keyword with function prototypes as this makes +lines longer and isn't strictly necessary. + 7) Centralized exiting of functions ----------------------------------- diff --git a/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst b/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst index c0917107b90a..30dc00a364e8 100644 --- a/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst +++ b/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst @@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ tracking your trees, and to people trying to troubleshoot bugs in your tree. -12) When to use Acked-by:, Cc:, and Co-Developed-by: +12) When to use Acked-by:, Cc:, and Co-developed-by: ------------------------------------------------------- The Signed-off-by: tag indicates that the signer was involved in the @@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ person it names - but it should indicate that this person was copied on the patch. This tag documents that potentially interested parties have been included in the discussion. -A Co-Developed-by: states that the patch was also created by another developer +A Co-developed-by: states that the patch was also created by another developer along with the original author. This is useful at times when multiple people work on a single patch. Note, this person also needs to have a Signed-off-by: line in the patch as well. |