C99: Suggestions for style(9)

[Christoph Mallon]

Julian Elischer schrieb:
>> Christoph Mallon wrote:
>>>> K&R code should be changed as part of related changes if possible.
>>>> A sweep to change a whole file is probably also ok.
>>>> changing them one at a time is probably not ok.
>>>
>>> But this is what actually is practiced.
>>> You still did not answer my question: Do you agree to remove the 
>>> clause so no new old style declarations may be added?
> 
> I think a new clause should be added specifying what should happen
> and replacing the old clause.

This is not sensible. style(9) says right at the start that it "[...] 
specifies the preferred style for kernel source files [...]". The 
preferred style would be to use ANSI function declarations - what else 
is there to say? There is no point in adding more when less is sufficient.