Re: comment style

[Chris Wedgwood]

    Date: 	Mon, 1 Dec 1997 01:11:11 -0500 (EST)
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    From: "Albert D. Cahalan" <[e-mail]>
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    Subject: comment style
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    In the 2.1.68 patch, I notice changes like this:

    -//     priv->phyOnline = 1;
    +/*     priv->phyOnline = 1; */

    The ISO has decided to make C++ comments legal in C.

That doesn't make them right.

    This means you should adjust your gcc config, not hack
    the nice new-style comments out of the kernel.

    Those old-style comments are not good.

Why... /* */ should work everywhere. Why not go for lowest common
denominator?

-Chris (hoping this doesn't become a religious debate about comment
        styles...)