CODINGSTYLE: Add links to the Linux kernel coding style and checkpatch

Add link to the Linux kernel coding style on https://www.kernel.org/ and
convert link to the checkpatch tool into a proper Markdown link.

Signed-off-by: Jens Remus <jremus@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Acked-by: Michael Holzheu <holzheu@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Michael Holzheu <holzheu@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
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Jens Remus
2017-11-21 14:26:19 +01:00
committed by Michael Holzheu
parent d9e9f7185f
commit 5ae3ec72b2

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@@ -4,10 +4,11 @@ Coding guidelines for s390-tools
For s390-tools the preferred language is C. We provide libraries, e.g.
[`libutil`](libutil) that should be used by all tools if possible.
The coding style is based on the Linux kernel guidelines. Therefore, use
the checkpatch tool for verification before you submit a patch:
The coding style is based on the Linux [kernel guidelines]. Therefore, use
the [checkpatch] tool for verification before you submit a patch.
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/master/scripts/checkpatch.pl
[kernel guidelines]: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/coding-style.html
[checkpatch]: https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/master/scripts/checkpatch.pl
Below we describe some additional things that we want you to consider when
writing new code for s390-tools.