linux-kernel - Re: [v9fs:for-linus 7/7] ERROR: code indent should use tabs where possible

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Message-ID: <1373259267.1893.7.camel@joe-AO722>
Date:	Sun, 07 Jul 2013 21:54:27 -0700
From:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
To:	Fengguang Wu <fengguang.wu@...el.com>
Cc:	Eric Van Hensbergen <ericvh@...il.com>,
	Jim Garlick <garlick@...l.gov>,
	Andy Whitcroft <apw@...onical.com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [v9fs:for-linus 7/7] ERROR: code indent should use tabs where
 possible

On Mon, 2013-07-08 at 12:45 +0800, Fengguang Wu wrote:
> On Sun, Jul 07, 2013 at 08:54:04PM -0700, Joe Perches wrote:
> > On Mon, 2013-07-08 at 11:30 +0800, Fengguang Wu wrote:
> > > In long run I'd like to disable
> > > the check types that tend to have false positives.  As for now, these
> > > checks are disabled in my checkpatch robot:
> > 
> > Are you using a .checkpatch.conf file?
> 
> Nope.
> 
> > > PATCH_PREFIX
> > > LONG_LINE
> > > CAMELCASE
> > 
> > That's a --strict test
> 
> Yes. The CAMELCASE checks are false positives for the USB subsystem.
> Where they followed the USB spec and use names like bInterfaceClass
> all over the places.

The latest version of checkpatch should avoid this.

> > > MISSING_SIGN_OFF
> > 
> > Why would you even consider this one?
> 
> It produces
> 
>         ERROR: Missing Signed-off-by: line(s)
> 
> on
>         commit: 8bb495e3f02401ee6f76d1b1d77f3ac9f079e376 Linux 3.10

Well, clearly Linus should sign off on his own commits...

>         tree:   git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tiwai/sound.git master
>         commit: 97966e7ec944580bc3f46712f34ecb3c854fdd4b [37/81] Revert "ALSA: hda - Fix wrong power setup for HP paths of VIA codecs"
> 
>         tree:   git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tiwai/sound.git master
>         head:   120b1922175789a8a9bdafb7ea755fc63de2f392
>         commit: 10296279acc5d3caeca7b2cfde329c8280fe67e5 [32/81] Merge branch 'for-linus'
> 
> and many other commits

Not in -next as of today.

> > > TRAILING_STATEMENTS
> > False positives?  Got an example?
> tree:   git://git.freedesktop.org/git/nouveau/linux-2.6 drm-nouveau-next
> head:   d2989b534ef6834ebf2425aecc040b894b567c91
> commit: 01672ef454307bf63e93defb3599399b678ff58b [3/68] drm/nve0/fifo: copy engine context stored in ramfc, not externally
> 
> ERROR: trailing statements should be on next line
> #28: FILE: drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/fifo/nve0.c:146:
> +       case NVDEV_ENGINE_GR   : addr = 0x0210; break;

Not false positives.


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