linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3] scripts: checkpatch.pl: add 2 new checks on memset

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Message-ID: <1425253549.31561.9.camel@perches.com>
Date:	Sun, 01 Mar 2015 15:45:49 -0800
From:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
To:	Aya Mahfouz <mahfouz.saif.elyazal@...il.com>
Cc:	Andy Whitcroft <apw@...onical.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] scripts: checkpatch.pl: add 2 new checks on memset

On Mon, 2015-03-02 at 01:38 +0200, Aya Mahfouz wrote:
> On Sun, Mar 01, 2015 at 02:13:21PM -0800, Joe Perches wrote:
> > On Sun, 2015-03-01 at 23:43 +0200, Aya Mahfouz wrote:
> > > calls 
> > > Reply-To: 
> > > 
> > > Add 2 new checks on memset calls in the file checkpatch.pl as follows:
> > 
> > Hi again Aya
> > 
> > The initial 3 lines here aren't necessary.
> > 
> > I think it'd be a better subject line with something like
> > "checkpatch: prefer eth_<foo>_addr over memset(,,ETH_ALEN)"
> > 
> ok, should I resend it as a fresh patch or send the patch with a new
> subject line and state that it is v4?

Send V4 with new subject and cc Andrew.

> > Please cc Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
> > And please also don't add Signed-off-by: lines for
> > anyone other than yourself.
> >
> ok, I will cc Andrew. As for your tag, I couldn't take credit
> for the regex that I did not write. Will not do it in the future again
> unless the other side agrees to it.

No worries from me.

"Suggested-by:" or "Portions-by:" or just some text
with "credit to: <name>" for the suggestions, etc

cheers, Joe


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