linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/1] staging: iio: ad9850.c: fix checkpatch.pl error

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Message-ID: <20140628023718.GB3579@kroah.com>
Date:	Fri, 27 Jun 2014 22:37:18 -0400
From:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:	Guillaume Morin <guillaume@...infr.org>,
	Jonathan Cameron <jic23@...nel.org>,
	Sachin Kamat <sachin.kamat@...aro.org>,
	linux-iio@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/1] staging: iio: ad9850.c: fix checkpatch.pl error

On Sat, Jun 28, 2014 at 04:30:09AM +0200, Guillaume Morin wrote:
> On 27 Jun 19:09, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> > > v2: add missing Signed-off-by 
> > 
> > That doesn't go here.
> 
> I guess I am struggling to get git send-email do what I want

Put that below the --- line.

> > And what checkpatch error did you fix?  And are you sure it needs to be
> > fixed?
> 
> That's what I changed:
> 
> $ scripts/checkpatch.pl -f drivers/staging/iio/frequency/ad9850.c
> ERROR: Macros with complex values should be enclosed in parenthesis

Then why didn't you say that :)

> I assumed that if it was reported as an error, it needed to be fixed...

Use your judgement, checkpatch is a tool, it isn't always correct.

greg k-h
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