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diff --git a/Documentation/process/coding-style.rst b/Documentation/process/coding-style.rst index edb296c52f61..acb2f1b36350 100644 --- a/Documentation/process/coding-style.rst +++ b/Documentation/process/coding-style.rst @@ -284,9 +284,9 @@ context lines. 4) Naming --------- -C is a Spartan language, and so should your naming be. Unlike Modula-2 -and Pascal programmers, C programmers do not use cute names like -ThisVariableIsATemporaryCounter. A C programmer would call that +C is a Spartan language, and your naming conventions should follow suit. +Unlike Modula-2 and Pascal programmers, C programmers do not use cute +names like ThisVariableIsATemporaryCounter. A C programmer would call that variable ``tmp``, which is much easier to write, and not the least more difficult to understand. @@ -300,9 +300,9 @@ that counts the number of active users, you should call that ``count_active_users()`` or similar, you should **not** call it ``cntusr()``. Encoding the type of a function into the name (so-called Hungarian -notation) is brain damaged - the compiler knows the types anyway and can -check those, and it only confuses the programmer. No wonder MicroSoft -makes buggy programs. +notation) is asinine - the compiler knows the types anyway and can check +those, and it only confuses the programmer. No wonder Microsoft makes buggy +programs. LOCAL variable names should be short, and to the point. If you have some random integer loop counter, it should probably be called ``i``. @@ -806,9 +806,9 @@ covers RTL which is used frequently with assembly language in the kernel. ---------------------------- Kernel developers like to be seen as literate. Do mind the spelling -of kernel messages to make a good impression. Do not use crippled -words like ``dont``; use ``do not`` or ``don't`` instead. Make the messages -concise, clear, and unambiguous. +of kernel messages to make a good impression. Do not use incorrect +contractions like ``dont``; use ``do not`` or ``don't`` instead. Make the +messages concise, clear, and unambiguous. Kernel messages do not have to be terminated with a period. |