linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 4/4] Staging: rtl8712: fix warning for placing constant on the right side of test

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Date:	Sun, 18 Oct 2015 19:00:20 -0700
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:	punit vara <punitvara@...il.com>
Cc:	devel@...verdev.osuosl.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Julia Lawall <Julia.Lawall@...6.fr>,
	Sudip Mukherjee <sudipm.mukherjee@...il.com>,
	Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>,
	Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 4/4] Staging: rtl8712: fix warning for placing
 constant on the right side of test

On Sun, Oct 18, 2015 at 12:02:53PM +0530, punit vara wrote:
> On Sat, Oct 17, 2015 at 10:46 AM, Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org> wrote:
> > On Wed, Oct 14, 2015 at 11:55:55PM +0530, Punit Vara wrote:
> >> Put constant on the right side of a test.Problem found using checkpatch:
> >>
> >> Warning:Comparisons should place the constant on the right side of the test
> >>
> >> Signed-off-by: Punit Vara <punitvara@...il.com>
> >> ---
> >>  drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_ioctl_linux.c | 16 ++++++++--------
> >>  1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
> >
> > Didn't apply to my tree :(
> In this case what should I do ? Should I do git reset , git pull and
> then  do changes on latest tree ?

That depends on your workflow, how about pulling and then rebase your
branch on mine?  That's the easiest workflow to use.

> One more thing I would like suggestion how can start switching this
> driver to LIB80211 ,MAC80211 ? Which is the first file I should focus
> ? Simultaneously I am trying to understand the flow of driver . I
> would like to know the start point  from where I can start doing small
> changes.

If you don't understand the wireless stack, I suggest you do some
research on it first, converting a driver to the in-kernel stack is a
_very_ difficult thing and not something that someone without any
experience in this area is going to be able to do easily.

good luck!

greg k-h
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