Re: [PATCH] whitespace: fix initial-indent checking

"J. Bruce Fields" [off-list ref] writes:

Which is: I do get the occasional kernel patch with whitespace problems
uncaught by git's existing checks.  It's annoying to have to fix them up
manually (but wastes Andrew Morton's time if I don't).  This shouldn't
be necessary, because the kernel has a simple policy for initial
whitespace that is completely automatable.

If we've got to define a fourth whitespace policy for this, well, OK,
I'll live--tell me what I need to do.  I haven't seen a convincing
argument for that yet, though.

There is one "fix" you earlier implemented but there is no way to check
in the current infrastructure of checking one line at a time.  A run of
blank lines at the end of file.

I personallyy find it much more interesting and useful than the "align
with space" discussion.