Re: [PATCH -v4] checkpatch: Check for .byte-spelled insn opcodes documentation on x86

From: Joe Perches
Date: Mon Oct 12 2020 - 14:03:43 EST


On Mon, 2020-10-12 at 19:55 +0200, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 12, 2020 at 10:40:07AM -0700, Joe Perches wrote:
> > Why? I think it unnecessary.
>
> Joe, I'm sick'n'tired of debating with you what needs to happen.
>
> Please forget that patch altogether

Fine by me.

> - I'll add the functionality to our
> own checker script where I don't need to debate with you what I have to
> and I have not to do.
>
> And I won't be getting private emails about you teaching me how I should
> have replied to your mail. The only "mistake" I made is even thinking
> about adding this to checkpatch. Won't happen again.

For the record:

My single-line private email to you was not "teaching",
it was just a statement of what I would have preferred.

Just remain the "best you" you want to be...

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On Mon, 2020-10-12 at 10:41 -0700, Joe Perches wrote:
> On Mon, 2020-10-12 at 19:31 +0200, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> > On Mon, Oct 12, 2020 at 10:17:56AM -0700, Joe Perches wrote:
> > > Workie here. This is against -next.
> > Nevermind - I had an old version in that branch.
> btw: adding "my mistake" would have been more appreciated...