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diff --git a/Documentation/CodingStyle b/Documentation/CodingStyle index 9069189e78e..e7f5fc6ef20 100644 --- a/Documentation/CodingStyle +++ b/Documentation/CodingStyle @@ -160,6 +160,21 @@ supply of new-lines on your screen is not a renewable resource (think 25-line terminal screens here), you have more empty lines to put comments on. +Do not unnecessarily use braces where a single statement will do. + +if (condition) + action(); + +This does not apply if one branch of a conditional statement is a single +statement. Use braces in both branches. + +if (condition) { + do_this(); + do_that(); +} else { + otherwise(); +} + 3.1: Spaces Linux kernel style for use of spaces depends (mostly) on |