Add an .editorconfig; document git whitespace settings

Most of the projects I work on don't use tabs, and while authoring my
first patch I had to wrestle with my editor to not introduce
whitespace editors.

The `.editorconfig` file is supported by a large number of editors
out of the box, and many more with plugins.

As a first-time contributor, I can't say for certain these settings
are totally correct, but thus far git and my editor are satisfied
enough.

I considered adding `git config --local format.signOff true` but
wanted to respect the warning:

    format.signOff
        A boolean value which lets you enable the -s/--signoff
        option of format-patch by default.  Note: Adding the
        Signed-off-by: line to a patch should be a conscious act and
        means that you certify you have the rights to submit this
        work under the same open source license. Please see the
        SubmittingPatches document for further discussion.

Reviewed-by: George Melikov <mail@gmelikov.ru>
Reviewed-by: Brian Behlendorf <behlendorf1@llnl.gov>
Signed-off-by: Graham Christensen <graham@grahamc.com>
Closes #9892
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Graham Christensen
2020-01-27 16:32:52 -05:00
committed by Brian Behlendorf
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root = true
[*]
end_of_line = lf
insert_final_newline = true
trim_trailing_whitespace = true
[*.{c,h}]
tab_width = 8
indent_style = tab