linux-kernel - Re: [Outreachy kernel] [PATCH] staging: rtl8192u: Remove typedef phy_ofdm_rx_status_rxsc_sgien

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Date:   Sat, 11 Mar 2017 22:16:33 +0530
From:   SIMRAN SINGHAL <singhalsimran0@...il.com>
To:     Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@...6.fr>
Cc:     Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>, devel@...verdev.osuosl.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, outreachy-kernel@...glegroups.com
Subject: Re: [Outreachy kernel] [PATCH] staging: rtl8192u: Remove typedef phy_ofdm_rx_status_rxsc_sgien_exintfflag

On Sat, Mar 11, 2017 at 9:56 PM, Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@...6.fr> wrote:
>
>
> On Sat, 11 Mar 2017, simran singhal wrote:
>
>> Remove typdef phy_ofdm_rx_status_rxsc_sgien_exintfflag and replace its uses
>> in the code.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: simran singhal <singhalsimran0@...il.com>
>> ---
>>  drivers/staging/rtl8192u/r8192U.h      | 4 ++--
>>  drivers/staging/rtl8192u/r8192U_core.c | 4 ++--
>>  2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/r8192U.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/r8192U.h
>> index a7ba8f3..cd3e922 100644
>> --- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/r8192U.h
>> +++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/r8192U.h
>> @@ -793,12 +793,12 @@ typedef struct _phy_cck_rx_status_report_819xusb {
>>  } phy_sts_cck_819xusb_t;
>>
>>
>> -typedef struct _phy_ofdm_rx_status_rxsc_sgien_exintfflag {
>> +struct _phy_ofdm_rx_status_rxsc_sgien_exintfflag {
>
> You should drop the _ at the beginning of the name.  The _ suggests that
> he name is a hidden thing, because one was intended to use the typedef.
> The is not the case any more, so it would be better to drop the _.
>
> The name of the structure seems to be sort of a concatenation of the names
> of the fields.  If you can think of a better name based on how the
> structure is used, that could be good to.
>
Juila, I think changing the name of the structure is not a good idea as other
structures are also given on the basis of concatenation of the names
of the fields.
So, it will break the consistency.

And I will resend this patch with droping "_" at the beginning.


> julia
>
>>       u8                      reserved:4;
>>       u8                      rxsc:2;
>>       u8                      sgi_en:1;
>>       u8                      ex_intf_flag:1;
>> -} phy_ofdm_rx_status_rxsc_sgien_exintfflag;
>> +};
>>
>>  typedef enum _RT_CUSTOMER_ID {
>>       RT_CID_DEFAULT = 0,
>> diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/r8192U_core.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/r8192U_core.c
>> index 13239f4..0d830f6 100644
>> --- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/r8192U_core.c
>> +++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/r8192U_core.c
>> @@ -4242,7 +4242,7 @@ static void rtl8192_query_rxphystatus(struct r8192_priv *priv,
>>  {
>>       phy_sts_ofdm_819xusb_t *pofdm_buf;
>>       phy_sts_cck_819xusb_t   *pcck_buf;
>> -     phy_ofdm_rx_status_rxsc_sgien_exintfflag *prxsc;
>> +     struct _phy_ofdm_rx_status_rxsc_sgien_exintfflag *prxsc;
>>       u8      *prxpkt;
>>       u8      i, max_spatial_stream, tmp_rxsnr, tmp_rxevm, rxsc_sgien_exflg;
>>       s8      rx_pwr[4], rx_pwr_all = 0;
>> @@ -4432,7 +4432,7 @@ static void rtl8192_query_rxphystatus(struct r8192_priv *priv,
>>
>>               /* record rx statistics for debug */
>>               rxsc_sgien_exflg = pofdm_buf->rxsc_sgien_exflg;
>> -             prxsc = (phy_ofdm_rx_status_rxsc_sgien_exintfflag *)
>> +             prxsc = (struct _phy_ofdm_rx_status_rxsc_sgien_exintfflag *)
>>                       &rxsc_sgien_exflg;
>>               if (pdrvinfo->BW)       /* 40M channel */
>>                       priv->stats.received_bwtype[1 + prxsc->rxsc]++;
>> --
>> 2.7.4
>>
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