linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/9] staging: sm750fb: fix line length coding style issue in ddk750

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Date:   Fri, 2 Sep 2016 13:35:08 +0200
From:   Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     moshe green <mgmoshes@...il.com>
Cc:     devel@...verdev.osuosl.org,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-fbdev@...r.kernel.org,
        Sudip Mukherjee <sudipm.mukherjee@...il.com>,
        teddy.wang@...iconmotion.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/9] staging: sm750fb: fix line length coding style issue
 in ddk750_chip.c


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On Fri, Sep 02, 2016 at 11:28:51AM +0300, moshe green wrote:
> There were (mostly) two kinds of warnings that I've handled, "80
> character line length" and block comments structure.
> Some of the changes involve handling two separate warnings in a single comment.
> Where this occurs, should I break down the change into two steps -
> fixing a warning at a time?
> Or should I fix both warnings in the same commit - and place the
> commit in the most appropriate patch?

Hm, use your best judgement here, what would you want to be on the
receiving end of if you had to review such a patch series?

thanks,

greg k-h