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C style
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The kernel CodingStyle where applicable

https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/coding-style.html

Error messages
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* formatting:
  * use `error("string ...")`
  * no trailing newline
  * small letter starts the first word
  * no string splitting
  * move string to new line if it's too long, un-indent to the left if it
    exceeds 80 chars
* contents:
  * be descriptive