Re: [PATCH] use C99 declaration of variable in for() loop

Elia Pinto [off-list ref] writes:

Thank you for your reply. I can understand that, clearly. However,
this means that extensive code
refactoring contributions are never welcome. I am not saying this is a
problem, but just an observation.

Such changes can happen and have happened when the benefit of such
code churn outweighs the cost of reviewing *and* cost of updating or
adjusting in-flight topics that may already or may not yet be in my
tree.  Coccinelle-driven patches that can be mechanically reproduced
and whose validity can be trusted can be one way to reduce the review
and maintenance cost for such a tree-wide change.