linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] fujitsu-laptop: Support radio LED

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Date:	Mon, 28 Mar 2016 10:44:38 -0700
From:	Darren Hart <dvhart@...radead.org>
To:	Michał Kępień <kernel@...pniu.pl>
Cc:	Jonathan Woithe <jwoithe@...t42.net>,
	platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] fujitsu-laptop: Support radio LED

On Tue, Mar 22, 2016 at 02:30:51PM +0100, Michał Kępień wrote:

...

> > > First of all, this patch raises a couple of checkpatch warnings.
> > 
> > The code on the whole reads well so I would be happy with it as is.  Making
> > it (and the existing code) fully compliant with checkpatch results in harder
> > to read code - at least that was the consensus when it was initially merged,
> > which is why it was left in the current state.  Darren may have an
> > alternative view on this though, in which case I'm happy to defer to his
> > preference.
> 
> Thanks for the explanation.  It's just something that crossed my mind.
> 
> Darren, feel free to let me know if you would like to get this done.

I primarily care about Errors getting fixed, Warnings we take on a case by case
basis, but err on the side of legibility. In the case of a driver with an active
maintainer like Johnathan, I also weigh their input heavily. I haven't applied
it yet, so if I see something particularly concerning, I'll raise it at that
point.
-- 
Darren Hart
Intel Open Source Technology Center