linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 2/4] Staging: comedi: Fix WARNING issue in s626.c

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Date:	Mon, 30 May 2016 15:11:53 +0100
From:	Luis de Bethencourt <luisbg@....samsung.com>
To:	Ravishankar Karkala Mallikarjunayya <ravishankarkm32@...il.com>,
	abbotti@....co.uk, hsweeten@...ionengravers.com,
	gregkh@...uxfoundation.org
CC:	devel@...verdev.osuosl.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/4] Staging: comedi: Fix WARNING issue in s626.c

On 28/05/16 06:26, Ravishankar Karkala Mallikarjunayya wrote:
> This is a patch to the s626.c file that fixes up a Block comments
> issues found by the checkpatch.pl tool.
> 
> i.e. Block comments use a trailing */ on a separate line
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ravishankar Karkala Mallikarjunayya <ravishankarkm32@...il.com>

We can see in the diff this is making changes in s626.c :) no need to mention
that in the commit message.

Not sure moving the opening and closing of comments (/* and */) to a new line
makes things more readable. checkpatch is a great tool but it gives suggestions,
not hard rules.
Just a comment since I've seen multiple people follow checkpatch blindly, and
it is best to use your discretion.

Maintainer of this code will probably have a preference.

Thank you for your patches Ravishankar.

Luis