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Subject: Coding Style for local variables
Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2024 17:10:01 +0200
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The coding style guide says:

"Variables should be declared at the start of a block of code rather =
than in the middle. The exception to this is when the variable is const =
in which case the declaration must be at the point of first =
use/assignment. Declaring variable inside a for loop is OK."

Since DPDK switched to C11, variables can be declared where they are =
used, which reduces the risk of using effectively uninitialized =
variables. "Effectively uninitialized" means initialized to 0 or NULL =
where declared, to silence any compiler warnings about the use of =
uninitialized variables.

Can we please agree to remove the recommendation/requirement to declare =
variables at the start of a block of code?