linux-kernel - Re: [Ksummit-2013-discuss] [PATCH] checkpatch: Add comment about updating Documentation/CodingStyle

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Message-ID: <20130903013535.GC6855@localhost>
Date:	Tue, 3 Sep 2013 09:35:35 +0800
From:	Fengguang Wu <fengguang.wu@...el.com>
To:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Cc:	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>,
	Josh Triplett <josh@...htriplett.org>,
	Andy Whitcroft <apw@...onical.com>,
	ksummit-2013-discuss@...ts.linuxfoundation.org,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Mauro Carvalho Chehab <m.chehab@...sung.com>,
	Wang Shilong <wangshilong1991@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [Ksummit-2013-discuss] [PATCH] checkpatch: Add comment about
 updating Documentation/CodingStyle

On Mon, Sep 02, 2013 at 05:47:54PM -0700, Joe Perches wrote:
> On Tue, 2013-09-03 at 08:39 +0800, Fengguang Wu wrote:
> > On Mon, Sep 02, 2013 at 02:11:36PM -0700, Joe Perches wrote:
> []
> > > Fengguang Wu's very useful build robot
> > > sends out emails on build failures.
> > > I think that's great.
> > 
> > Thanks! Yes I'm now running checkpatch these days because some people
> > suggested to me that some of the checkpatch warnings do help catch
> > real bugs.
> 
> Hi Fengguang.
> 
> I see, I don't recall receiving one of these so
> it must be working just fine.

Hi Joe!

Log shows that one of your patch being checked earlier today:

[4 days ago, Joe Perches] perf: Convert kmalloc_node(...GFP_ZERO...) to kzalloc_node()

If you have more patches in some git tree that missed the check,
please let me know.

> > However I do try to avoid upsetting people with maybe-subjective
> > warnings. A checkpatch report will only be sent when a small fraction
> > of error types are detected. Comments are very welcome on how to
> > improve this list:
> 
> Your list seems reasonable.
> 
> I might add:
> 
> DOS_LINE_ENDINGS
> MODIFIED_INCLUDE_ASM
> JIFFIES_COMPARISON
> ONE_SEMICOLON

Yeah they all look good to have. Thanks for the suggestions again!

Thanks,
Fengguang
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