1> There is lots of kernel code written in "K&R style" syntax.
eg:- int func (p, p2) void *p; int p2; { return 0; }
2> Most of the source code navigators and editors out there(slick edit, gvim etc.) support that syntax.
3> The changes in visual studio 2012 causes driver(kernel) compile inside visual studio. Thus the amount of people using visual studio for kernel development has increased.
This is something we are aware of, but I don't currently have a time scale for a fix. It is good to know this is becoming more common, thank you for the update on this:
supporting "K&R style" C syntax
Posted - Jul 08 2013 : 1:34:48 PM
