linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] usb: ehci-platform: use helper variables in probe function

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Date:	Thu, 14 Jul 2016 20:58:19 -0400 (EDT)
From:	Alan Stern <stern@...land.harvard.edu>
To:	Rafał Miłecki <zajec5@...il.com>
cc:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	Tony Prisk <linux@...sktech.co.nz>,
	"moderated list:ARM/VT8500 ARM ARCHITECTURE" 
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
	"open list:USB EHCI DRIVER" <linux-usb@...r.kernel.org>,
	open list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] usb: ehci-platform: use helper variables in probe function

On Thu, 14 Jul 2016, Rafał Miłecki wrote:

> > Okay except for...
> >
> >> -             priv->num_phys = of_count_phandle_with_args(dev->dev.of_node,
> >> -                             "phys", "#phy-cells");
> >> +             priv->num_phys = of_count_phandle_with_args(np, "phys",
> >> +                                                         "#phy-cells");
> >
> > Please indent continuation lines two tab stops beyond the original
> > line, to match the style in the rest of the source file.
> 
> I'm afraid this file doesn't have any consistent coding style for line breaks.
> 
> 1) dma_coerce_mask_and_coherent
> One extra tab after line break.
> 
> 2) devm_kcalloc
> Two extra tabs and 4 spaces. No real alignment noticed.
> 
> 3) devm_of_phy_get_by_index
> Two extra tabs
> 
> 4) devm_reset_control_get_shared_by_index
> Three extra tabs
> 
> With these pointed, do you still think I should use two extra tabs? If
> so, I'll send V2 as you suggested. Just let me know.

You're right, it's a mess.  If you send in an updated patch with two 
extra tabs, I'll create a style-only patch that fixes the other 
alignment issues.

Alan

PS: The probe routine in ohci-platform.c could use the same kind of 
local variables.  Would you like to send in patch for that routine too?