The code style in question is the current recommendation in the systemd style guide - a much more current project, and a rule that was put in place in 2014. ht

The code style in question is the current recommendation in the systemd style guide - a much more current project, and a rule that was put in place in 2014. https://github.com/systemd/systemd/commit/61f33134fc9231e07e1b9519b140d68139e9fad0#diff-cae545c4578eed1a167d69fb6d3b806bR82 https://github.com/systemd/systemd/commit/61f33134fc9231e07e... I'm all for blaming legacy but this is unfortunately still a trend.