[linux] codingstyles

Resources

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLBrBBImJt4
https://gist.github.com/17twenty/8154928

codingstyles

• Use tabs (8 characters)
• 80 character line limit
• if-statement

if (error != -ENODEV) {

        foo();

        bar();} 

else {        report_error();        goto exit;}
if (error != -ENODEV)        foo();else        goto exit;

• functions

int function(int *baz){        do_something(baz);        return 0;}

vim

• modify default

vim ~/.vimrc

filetype plugin indent onsyntax on

set number
set title
set tabstop=8set softtabstop=8set shiftwidth=8set noexpandtab

• or via commands

:set tabstop=8 softtabstop=8 shiftwidth=8 noexpandtab

• set /usr/bin/vim/basic as default editor 

sudo update-alternatives --config editor

scripts/checkpath.pl

./scripts/checkpatch.pl --file --terse drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ssv_dnp.c