linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] Staging: rtl8192u: Fix coding style issues at ieee80211_crypt

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Date:	Tue, 19 May 2015 01:57:07 +0200
From:	pmarzo <marzo.pedro@...il.com>
To:	Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>
Cc:	devel@...verdev.osuosl.org, gregkh@...uxfoundation.org,
	haticeerturk27@...il.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	joe@...ches.com, dilekuzulmez@...il.com, navyasri.tech@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] Staging: rtl8192u: Fix coding style issues at
 ieee80211_crypt_wep.c

On Tue, 2015-05-19 at 00:06 +0300, Dan Carpenter wrote:
> On Mon, May 18, 2015 at 11:56:08PM +0200, pmarzo wrote:
> > On Mon, 2015-05-18 at 19:15 +0300, Dan Carpenter wrote:
> > > On Mon, May 18, 2015 at 07:36:23PM +0200, Pedro Marzo Perez wrote:
> > > > Merge two pr_debug lines with literal strings splitted across several lines
> > > > into one single line, simplifying prism2_wep_init error check code.
> > > > Openning braces should never be in a new line, move them to the end of
> > > > the previous line.
> > > > Removed two useless lines at ieee80211_wep_null.
> > > > 
> > > 
> > > When Joe said "Some will say this is doing too many things in a single
> > > patch." he meant Greg.  Break this up into multiple patches.  Especially
> > > now that you've added even more stuff to it.
> > > 
> > > regards,
> > > dan carpenter
> > 
> > Sorry Joe, English is not my mother tongue and I misunderstand your
> > comment, I thought "Some will say this is doing too many things in a
> > single patch" did meant "You are on the limit, but it is ok to send it
> > in one patch" but I see it really means "please, rewrite this whole crap
> > into several patches" :-)
> 
> The line is a fuzzy line.  You were maybe on the line, maybe but then
> you crossed over.
Indeed I did, but this was mainly Joe's fault for giving good ideas
about how to refactor the code. Joe,next time be quiet please :-)

> 
> > 
> > So I guess an v3 patch should be a chain of several patches, I think a
> > sensible approach would be three patches
> >   1/3 => rewrite of the error check code
> >   2/3 => remove of the two useless lines at ieee80211_wep_null.
> >   3/3 => move openning braces and correct the indentation of the
> > #include
> > 
> > What do you think about it?
> 
> That sounds fine.
Ok!

> 
> regards,
> dan carpenter
regards, Pedro.


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