Re: [PATCHv3,Hurd] Add hardware watch support

Joel Brobecker
2014-09-15T13:50:09Z

> Seeing a submission to gdb getting stuck on missing line breaks got me
> a bit on my nerves. Fortunately it wasn't only about that, but also
> important changes, so I carried on, but having to resubmit only for
> missing spaces or new lines would have been really hard to me, since I
> don't really plan to submit many patches to gdb, and I know I'll
> always make this kind of mistakes since I'm submitting patches to a
> lot of various projects with very differing coding styles.

I understand the fustration, and I certainly would agree if you said
that GDB is very particular with its CS. Aiming for a consistent coding
style is important for long-term maintainability, though, which is why
we almost systematically mention violations we see. If it makes you feel
any better, we make mistakes too, sometimes, and have to re-edit as
a result. One thing I will say, however, is that I often let go of
minor violations, and only mention them if there are other adjustments
I'd like to request in the same area. And I know others can be the same.
So we try not be be overly picky (you may not believe me on that one ;-)!).

As Sergio mentioned, we do not have a script we can use to check
coding-style violations. We would very much like to have one,
but no one really sent anything so far. What I can do to help is
being your CS corrector - just send me your patch privately before
submitting, and I will fix all CS violations for you.

Another important part I can see contributing to the fustration
is review delays. I can see how trivial requests can be extra
fustrating if you feel like your patch is being delayed quite
a bit because each review cycle is very long. You can help with
that by pinging us. The accepted practice is to ping after a week
or two, and every week thereafter.

--
Joel