From 4e19e72f45d360975c59df8272f98bff59f6b748 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Guenter Roeck Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2019 05:43:06 -0700 Subject: hwmon: submitting-patches: Add note on comment style Ask for standard multi-line comments, and ask for consistent comment style. Signed-off-by: Guenter Roeck --- Documentation/hwmon/submitting-patches.rst | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/Documentation/hwmon/submitting-patches.rst b/Documentation/hwmon/submitting-patches.rst index 6b73dba32b89..9a218ea996d8 100644 --- a/Documentation/hwmon/submitting-patches.rst +++ b/Documentation/hwmon/submitting-patches.rst @@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ increase the chances of your change being accepted. errors, no warnings, and few if any check messages. If there are any messages, please be prepared to explain. +* Please use the standard multi-line comment style. Do not mix C and C++ + style comments in a single driver (with the exception of the SPDX license + identifier). + * If your patch generates checkpatch errors, warnings, or check messages, please refrain from explanations such as "I prefer that coding style". Keep in mind that each unnecessary message helps hiding a real problem, -- cgit v1.2.3-58-ga151