Re: [tip:x86/doc] x86/doc: mini-howto for using earlyprintk=dbgp

[Alan Stern]

On Thu, 5 Mar 2009, Daniel Walker wrote:

> On Thu, 2009-03-05 at 15:41 -0800, Randy Dunlap wrote:
> 
> > If you have time to make a proposal for all such rules, please go ahead.
> > I don't have time for it just now.
> 
> I don't know what kind of rules there are .. The 80 columns thing was
> new to me.

In general, every rule in CodingStyle that _can_ apply to plain text 
documents _should_ apply.  There aren't very many that _can_ apply, 
however.  The 80-column rule may be the only one.

> > Yes, some examples, diagrams, samples, etc. are over 80 columns.
> > It's not a diehard rule.
> 
> With code it sort of is die hard , even tho the CodingStyle doesn't
> specify it that way.

It is _not_ diehard, at least not according to Linus.  He has posted a 
couple of messages expressing his opinion that overall readability is 
more important than sticking rigidly to 80 columns.

Alan Stern

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