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-rw-r--r--share/man/man9/style.93
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diff --git a/share/man/man9/style.9 b/share/man/man9/style.9
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--- a/share/man/man9/style.9
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@@ -265,6 +265,9 @@ local to one source module should be declared
.Pp
Functions used from other parts of the kernel are prototyped in the
relevant include file.
+Function prototypes should be listed in a logical order, preferably
+alphabetical unless there's a compelling reason to use a different
+ordering.
.Pp
Functions that are used locally in more than one module go into a
separate header file, e.g.\&
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