[PATCH 1/8] CodingGuidelines: instruct to name arrays in singular

From: Lucas Seiki Oshiro <lucasseikioshiro@gmail.com>
Date: Feb 18, 2026, 21:08 UTC
Message-ID: <20260218211845.96009-2-lucasseikioshiro@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <20260218211845.96009-1-lucasseikioshiro@gmail.com>

Arrays should be named in the singular form, ensuring that when accessing an element within an array (e.g. dog[0]) it's clear that we're referring to an element instead of a collection.

Add a new rule to CodingGuidelines asking for arrays to be named in singular instead of plural.

Signed-off-by: Lucas Seiki Oshiro <lucasseikioshiro@gmail.com>
---
 Documentation/CodingGuidelines | 8 ++++++++
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Documentation/CodingGuidelines b/Documentation/CodingGuidelines
index df72fe0177..0158c57277 100644
--- a/Documentation/CodingGuidelines
+++ b/Documentation/CodingGuidelines
@@ -656,6 +656,14 @@ For C programs:
    unsigned other_field:1;
    unsigned field_with_longer_name:1;
 
+ - Array names should be named in the singular form. E.g.:
+
+         char *dog[] = ...;
+
+   and not:
+
+         char *dogs[] = ...;
+
 For Perl programs:
 
  - Most of the C guidelines above apply.

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