linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] staging: rtl8712: Fixed Multiple Parenthesis Alignment

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Date:	Sun, 20 Mar 2016 21:21:26 +0530
From:	Parth Sane <laerdevstudios@...il.com>
To:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Cc:	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>, Larry.Finger@...inger.net,
	florian.c.schilhabel@...glemail.com, luisbg@....samsung.com,
	"open list:STAGING SUBSYSTEM" <devel@...verdev.osuosl.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, amitoj1606@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] staging: rtl8712: Fixed Multiple Parenthesis Alignment


> On 20-Mar-2016, at 9:18 PM, Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com> wrote:
> 
> On Sun, 2016-03-20 at 14:33 +0000, Parth Sane wrote:
>> Fixed multiple parenthesis alignment warnings.
>> Signed-off-by: Parth Sane <laerdevstudios@...il.com>
> 
> Please always add a blank line after your changelog and
> before your "Signed-off-by:" line
> 
>> diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/hal_init.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/hal_init.c
> []
>> @@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ static u8 rtl8712_dl_fw(struct _adapter *padapter)
>>  						       0x0000ffff);
>>  			memcpy(ppayload, ptr, dump_imem_sz);
>>  			r8712_write_mem(padapter, RTL8712_DMA_VOQ,
>> -				  dump_imem_sz + TXDESC_SIZE,
>> +					dump_imem_sz + TXDESC_SIZE,
>>  				  (u8 *)ptx_desc);
> 
> Please align all lines of multi-line statements.
> 
> checkpatch is a stupid little script.
> You have to make sure your own patches are sensible.
> 
> There are several things you should read and
> understand in the Documentation directory.
> 
> 	Documentation/CodingStyle
> 	Documentation/SubmittingPatches
> 	Documentation/SubmitChecklist
> 
> Fixing checkpatch messages is sometimes a decent
> way to understand this process, but the patches
> that can be generated fixing these messages tend
> to have low overall value.
> 
> After doing a few of these, please move on to
> some part of the kernel that interests you and
> submit new code or start to fix actual defects.
> 
> Maybe if you are interested in wireless drivers,
> buy a NIC that isn't supported by the mac80211
> drivers and adapt the existing staging driver for
> that variant.
> 
> Code, test, validate, submit, repeat...
> 
Hi,
I’m first trying my hands at easy stuff before I actually move on to more difficult stuff. I will surely look in that direction. Thanks for your valuable inputs.
Regards,
Parth Sane

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