linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH 4/8] misc: emif: add basic infrastructure for EMIF driver

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Message-ID: <4F47701C.2090305@ti.com>
Date:	Fri, 24 Feb 2012 16:40:20 +0530
From:	Aneesh V <aneesh@...com>
To:	"Cousson, Benoit" <b-cousson@...com>
CC:	linux-omap@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 4/8] misc: emif: add basic infrastructure for EMIF
 driver

On Thursday 16 February 2012 10:00 PM, Cousson, Benoit wrote:
> Hi Aneesh,
>

[...]

>> +struct emif_data {
>> +	u8				duplicate;
>> +	u8				temperature_level;
>> +	u32				irq;
>> +	spinlock_t			lock; /* lock to prevent races */
>
> Nit: That comment is useless, since you already have the kerneldoc comment before.

Now I remember why I did that. Without that comment checkpatch gives
this "check".

CHECK: spinlock_t definition without comment
#124: FILE: drivers/misc/emif.c:54:
+	spinlock_t			lock;

br,
Aneesh
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