linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/3] Staging rtl8192e: Fixing checkpatch error in rtllib

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Date:	Mon, 6 Jan 2014 11:05:20 +0300
From:	Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>
To:	Andreas Frembs <andreas.frembs@...dium.uni-erlangen.de>
Cc:	devel@...verdev.osuosl.org, lisa@...apiadmin.com,
	linux-kernel@...cs.fau.de, andrea.merello@...il.com,
	gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	matthias.schoepe@...dium.uni-erlangen.de, dhowells@...hat.com,
	valentina.manea.m@...il.com, viro@...iv.linux.org.uk,
	linville@...driver.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] Staging rtl8192e: Fixing checkpatch error in
 rtllib_debug.h

On Sun, Jan 05, 2014 at 01:25:36PM +0100, Andreas Frembs wrote:
> In rtllib_debug.h we fixed the following checkpatch error:
> 	ERROR: Macros with complex values should be enclosed in parenthesis
> 
> We fixed this with a do {} while (0), because otherwise the compiler complained.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Andreas Frembs <andreas.frembs@...dium.uni-erlangen.de>
> Signed-off-by: Matthias Schoepe <matthias.schoepe@...dium.uni-erlangen.de>

It would be better to replace these with WARN_ON().  I haven't looked
but I also suspect that some of these asserts might be bogus and should
be removed.

regards,
dan carpenter

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