linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] staging: iio/meter: add name to function definition arguments

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Date:   Fri, 16 Feb 2018 12:56:36 +0000
From:   Daniel Baluta <daniel.baluta@....com>
To:     "lars@...afoo.de" <lars@...afoo.de>,
        "knaack.h@....de" <knaack.h@....de>,
        "rodrigosiqueiramelo@...il.com" <rodrigosiqueiramelo@...il.com>,
        "Michael.Hennerich@...log.com" <Michael.Hennerich@...log.com>,
        "jic23@...nel.org" <jic23@...nel.org>,
        "pmeerw@...erw.net" <pmeerw@...erw.net>,
        "gregkh@...uxfoundation.org" <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
CC:     "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-iio@...r.kernel.org" <linux-iio@...r.kernel.org>,
        "devel@...verdev.osuosl.org" <devel@...verdev.osuosl.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] staging: iio/meter: add name to function definition
 arguments

Hi Rodrigo,

I think this is a nice finding. One comment inline:

On Vi, 2018-02-16 at 10:50 -0200, rodrigosiqueira wrote:
> This patch fixes the checkpatch.pl warning:
> 
> drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7854.h:157: WARNING: function definition
> argument 'struct device *' should also have an identifier name...
> 
> +	int (*read_reg_32)(struct device *dev, u16 reg_address, u32 *val);
> +	int (*write_reg_8)(struct device *dev, u16 reg_address, u8 value);


Any particular reason for using val vs value? I get that one is a pointer
and another a plain type, but I think the name should be the same.

thanks,
Daniel.