linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4/5] usb: gadget: f_midi: cleanups and typos fixes

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Message-ID: <87egblifbh.fsf@intel.com>
Date:	Tue, 08 Mar 2016 09:44:50 +0200
From:	Felipe Balbi <balbi@...nel.org>
To:	Felipe Ferreri Tonello <eu@...ipetonello.com>,
	Michal Nazarewicz <mina86@...a86.com>,
	linux-usb@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Clemens Ladisch <clemens@...isch.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/5] usb: gadget: f_midi: cleanups and typos fixes


Hi,

Felipe Ferreri Tonello <eu@...ipetonello.com> writes:
>>> On March 5, 2016 4:28:45 PM GMT+00:00, Michal Nazarewicz <mina86@...a86.com> wrote:
>>>>>> On Wed, Mar 02 2016, Felipe F. Tonello wrote:
>>>>>>> @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
>>>>>>>   *   Copyright (C) 2006 Thumtronics Pty Ltd.
>>>>>>>   *   Ben Williamson <ben.williamson@...yinnovation.com>
>>>>>>>   *
>>>>>>> - * Licensed under the GPL-2 or later.
>>>>>>> + * Licensed under the GPLv2.
>>>>
>>>>> On March 4, 2016 7:17:31 PM GMT+00:00, Michal Nazarewicz
>>>> <mina86@...a86.com> wrote:
>>>>>> Any particular reason to do that?
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Mar 04 2016, Felipe Ferreri Tonello wrote:
>>>>> Because the kernel is v2 only and not later. 
>>>>
>>>> Linux as a whole is GPLv2 only, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that
>>>> parts of it cannot be dual licensed (or GPLv2+).  It’s safer to leave
>>>> copyright noticed clear unless you explicitly want your contribution be
>>>> GPLv2 only which brings the whole file GPLv2 only.
>>>>
>>>>> I just tried to make this driver more consistent with the coding
>>>> style
>>>>> used across the kernel. That's it.
>>>>
>>>> Column alignment of field names or RHS of assignment operators is quite
>>>> inconsistent already within drivers/usb/gadget/ which is why I’m
>>>> concerned whether this is really helping.
>>>>
>>>> Anyway, I actually don’t care much, just adding my two rappen.
>>>
>>> Right, I am ok with Balbi completely ignoring this patch. But I prefer
>>> to have at least this driver consistent than nothing. Of course I'll
>>> remove the license change I made.
>> 
>> consistent in what way ?
>
> Source-code.
>
> The goal of this patch is to update this driver coding style to promote
> consistency, readability, and maintainability based on the Linux coding
> style.
>
> If this patch does not achieving that or if that is not necessary, than
> just ignore this patch.

yeah, I don't think that's what you're doing here.

-- 
balbi

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