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diff --git a/CODING_STYLE.rst b/CODING_STYLE.rst index 8b13ef0669..7bf4e39d48 100644 --- a/CODING_STYLE.rst +++ b/CODING_STYLE.rst @@ -85,8 +85,13 @@ Line width Lines should be 80 characters; try not to make them longer. Sometimes it is hard to do, especially when dealing with QEMU subsystems -that use long function or symbol names. Even in that case, do not make -lines much longer than 80 characters. +that use long function or symbol names. If wrapping the line at 80 columns +is obviously less readable and more awkward, prefer not to wrap it; better +to have an 85 character line than one which is awkwardly wrapped. + +Even in that case, try not to make lines much longer than 80 characters. +(The checkpatch script will warn at 100 characters, but this is intended +as a guard against obviously-overlength lines, not a target.) Rationale: |