[dm-devel] Re: [PATCH] Drop 80-character limit in checkpatch.pl

[Mikulas Patocka]

> Note: I'm not specifically arguing for keeping the 80-column rule, the
> project I work on uses 100 columns, and that's quite workable, but I
> haven't had any problem working with 80 columns as a limit either.  I
> do however think that just removing the limit without replacing it
> with something better is a bad idea.
> 
> -Kevin Granade

But think what happens when someone views that 100-char code on 80-char 
terminal (or for example 94-char, that I used for some times too) --- 
every second line will be wasted with just 20 characters on the left. On 
the other hand, if you have unlimited line length, it will look better on 
80-char terminal.

Mikulas