On Thu, 2019-09-12 at 16:00 -0700, Nick Desaulniers wrote: > Consider the fact that not all kernel developers run checkpatch.pl. > Is that a deficiency in checkpatch.pl, or the lack of enforcement in > kernel developers' workflows?
No. Mostly it's because the kernel is like a bunch of little untethered development planets, each with a little prince that wants to keep their own little fiefdom separate from the others.
