> The coding style guide says:
>
> "Variables should be declared at the start of a block of code rather than in
> the middle. The exception to this is when the variable is
> const in which case the declaration must be at the point of first
> use/assignment. Declaring variable inside a for loop is OK."
>
> Since DPDK switched to C11, variables can be declared where they are used,
> which reduces the risk of using effectively uninitialized
> variables. "Effectively uninitialized" means initialized to 0 or NULL where
> declared, to silence any compiler warnings about the use of
> uninitialized variables.
>
> Can we please agree to remove the recommendation/requirement to declare
> variables at the start of a block of code?
I know that modern C standards allow to define variable in the middle.
But I am strongly opposed to allow that in DPDK coding style.
Such practice makes code much harder to read and understand (at least for me).
Konstantin
