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Date:	Wed, 18 Jan 2012 07:51:36 +0000
From:	"AnilKumar, Chimata" <anilkumar@...com>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
CC:	"arnd@...db.de" <arnd@...db.de>, "greg@...ah.com" <greg@...ah.com>,
	"eric.piel@...mplin-utc.net" <eric.piel@...mplin-utc.net>,
	"broonie@...nsource.wolfsonmicro.com" 
	<broonie@...nsource.wolfsonmicro.com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-omap@...r.kernel.org" <linux-omap@...r.kernel.org>,
	"Nori, Sekhar" <nsekhar@...com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH] lis3lv02d: Add STMicroelectronics lis33ldlh digital

Hi Andrew,

Thanks for reviewing the patch

On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 05:17:02, Andrew Morton wrote:
> On Tue, 17 Jan 2012 07:32:47 +0000
> "AnilKumar, Chimata" <anilkumar@...com> wrote:
> 
> > Hi All,
> > 
> > Recalling the patch, provide the comments if there are any if not please include
> > this patch to v3.3 kernel.
> 
> The patch is all mangled by someone's email client.  Wordwrapping, mime
> crap which my MUA can't decrypt, etc.

My bad, in a hurry I have sent a mail by doing "reply to all" that makes
all this non-sense will not repeated again.
Thanks for your patience here.

...snip...

> 
> A pet peeve which I haven't told anyone about.  If you've cc'ed someone
> on a patch then I want to cc them on the patch too.  That means I have
> to add their Cc: lines to the changelog.  But such Cc: lines include
> their real names.  By omitting their real names in the above fashion,
> you cause extra hassle for me.  Ideally, you should add their Cc: to
> the changelog as well as to the mail headers, to give thsoe people the
> best chance of seeing what is happening with the patch.
> 

Above comment applies here as well.

> >
> > ..
> >
> > +static ssize_t lis3lv02d_range_show(struct device *dev,
> > +			       struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
> > +{
> > +	lis3lv02d_sysfs_poweron(&lis3_dev);
> > +	return sprintf(buf, "%d\n", lis3_dev.g_range);
> > +}
> 
> Are these interfaces documented anywhere?  If so, please update that
> documentation.  If not, why not ;)

Yes, these interfaces are documented at
"Documentation/misc-devices/lis3lv02d" but range is not included
there, which is added in this patch. Will be updated and send it
as a separate patch.

> 
> > @@ -809,15 +881,33 @@ static ssize_t lis3lv02d_rate_set(struct device *dev,
> >  	return count;
> >  }
> >  
> > +static ssize_t lis3lv02d_range_set(struct device *dev,
> > +				struct device_attribute *attr, const char *buf,
> > +				size_t count)
> > +{
> > +	unsigned long range;
> > +
> > +	if (strict_strtoul(buf, 0, &range))
> 
> checkpatch would have told you that strict_strtoul() is deprecated. 
> Please always use checkpatch.
> 

Somehow I missed this, I will update with "kstrtoul". I have to update
the same API in other set function.

> 

Thanks
AnilKumar

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