Re: BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at 000000000000000e (reset_prng_context)

From: Herbert Xu
Date: Wed Jul 16 2008 - 00:33:47 EST


On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 09:25:49PM -0700, Andrew Morton wrote:
> On Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:07:01 +0800 Herbert Xu <herbert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 03:11:10PM -0700, Andrew Morton wrote:
> > >
> > > Except that such a high density of coding-style errors is an indication
> > > that the code was not closely and critically reviewed by an experienced
> > > kernel developer.
> > >
> > > > Every damn single warning in this case is about whitespace or 80 column limit.
> > > >
> > > > Every damn single one!
> >
> > Indeed, I apologise for reviewing the code on a monitor that is wider
> > than yours. If only we could make sure that all Linux developers
> > used smaller monitors then the code quality would surely improve!
> >
>
> Remaining within 80 cols is a big deal indeed for those who choose to
> use, or who are forced to use 80-col displays. Try resizing to 70 cols
> for a while, see how you get on.

Sure, I totally understand the 80-column requirement and support
it too.

However, I fail to see how one could draw the conclusion that a
piece of code that breaks the 80-column rule has not been closely
or critically reviewed.

Excuse me for not focusing on white-space or code-width issues
when reviewing code.

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