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From: Pekka Pessi <Pekka.Pessi@nokia.com>
Date: Fri, 3 Dec 2010 11:05:28 +0200
Subject: coding-style M14: parenthesis around sizeof arg

---
 doc/coding-style.txt | 14 ++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+)

(limited to 'doc/coding-style.txt')

diff --git a/doc/coding-style.txt b/doc/coding-style.txt
index 9dfdc09c..9d7131de 100644
--- a/doc/coding-style.txt
+++ b/doc/coding-style.txt
@@ -230,6 +230,20 @@ array = g_try_new0(int, 20);
 if (array == NULL)	// Correct
 	return;
 
+
+M14: Always use parenthesis with sizeof
+=======================================
+The expression argument to the sizeof operator should always be in
+parenthesis, too.
+
+Example:
+1)
+memset(stuff, 0, sizeof(*stuff));
+
+2)
+memset(stuff, 0, sizeof *stuff); // Wrong
+
+
 O1: Shorten the name
 ====================
 Better to use abbreviation, rather than full name, to name a variable,
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