# Patches, Hacking, and the Community # Linux Coding Style Documentation/CodingStyle # Indention Tabs = 8 char in length ![](https://i.imgur.com/uod2uo9.png) Linus覺得你function裡面如果太deep就要想辦法開始把東西抽出來做了 ![](https://i.imgur.com/6SBAfjW.png) The logic behind all this is K&R.1 Most of Linux coding style follows K&R Style, which is the C coding style used in that famous book. # Line Length Lines of source code should be kept to fewer than 80 characters in length ![](https://i.imgur.com/CPsorvQ.png) ![](https://i.imgur.com/BRBXKuO.png) # Typedefs 少用比較好 ![](https://i.imgur.com/JY14hrY.png) # Use Existing Routines 不要自己用wrapper把Linux interface包起來 ˋ__ ˊ!!!!!! # Minimize ifdefs in the Source 不要把ifdef牽扯上執行邏輯動作 ![](https://i.imgur.com/aBZzc3h.png) # Structure Initializers ![](https://i.imgur.com/NN6FjP0.png) 自動幫你排版成linux coding style ![](https://i.imgur.com/9DqUv0Y.png)