[PATCH 1/1] doc: .clang-format description

Heinrich Schuchardt heinrich.schuchardt at canonical.com
Fri Apr 24 15:05:10 CEST 2026


We cannot use .clang-format without modification. For instance U-Boot
has some for each macros that Linux does not have.

Adjust the description.

Signed-off-by: Heinrich Schuchardt <heinrich.schuchardt at canonical.com>
---
 doc/develop/codingstyle.rst | 6 ++++--
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/develop/codingstyle.rst b/doc/develop/codingstyle.rst
index 2a69162fa95..26881cf3900 100644
--- a/doc/develop/codingstyle.rst
+++ b/doc/develop/codingstyle.rst
@@ -80,8 +80,10 @@ Code Formatting with clang-format
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 U-Boot provides a `.clang-format` configuration file that was copied directly
-from the Linux kernel without any modifications, ensuring complete compatibility
-with kernel coding standards. Here are common ways to use clang-format:
+from the Linux kernel, ensuring complete compatibility with kernel coding
+standards.
+
+Here are common ways to use clang-format:
 
 **Basic usage for single files:**
 
-- 
2.53.0



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