linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] Staging: comedi: ni_daq_dio24.c: Fix block comments use * on subsequent lines.

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Date:   Mon, 5 Sep 2016 14:15:56 +0100
From:   Ian Abbott <abbotti@....co.uk>
To:     Amit Ghadge <amitg.b14@...il.com>
Cc:     gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, devel@...verdev.osuosl.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] Staging: comedi: ni_daq_dio24.c: Fix block comments
 use * on subsequent lines.

On 03/09/16 21:11, Amit Ghadge wrote:
> This is a patch to the ni_daq_dio24.c that fixes checkpatch warning:
>
> WARNING: Block comments use * on subsequent lines
>
> Signed-off-by: Amit Ghadge <amitg.b14@...il.com>
> ---
>  drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_daq_dio24.c | 52 +++++++++++++--------------
>  1 file changed, 26 insertions(+), 26 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_daq_dio24.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_daq_dio24.c
> index d9de83a..ff3716c 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_daq_dio24.c
> +++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_daq_dio24.c
> @@ -1,35 +1,35 @@
>  /*
> -    comedi/drivers/ni_daq_dio24.c
> -    Driver for National Instruments PCMCIA DAQ-Card DIO-24
> -    Copyright (C) 2002 Daniel Vecino Castel <dvecino@...e.es>
> + * comedi/drivers/ni_daq_dio24.c
> + * Driver for National Instruments PCMCIA DAQ-Card DIO-24
> + * Copyright (C) 2002 Daniel Vecino Castel <dvecino@...e.es>
>
> -    PCMCIA crap at end of file is adapted from dummy_cs.c 1.31
> -    2001/08/24 12:13:13 from the pcmcia package.
> -    The initial developer of the pcmcia dummy_cs.c code is David A. Hinds
> -    <dahinds@...rs.sourceforge.net>.  Portions created by David A. Hinds
> -    are Copyright (C) 1999 David A. Hinds.  All Rights Reserved.
> + * PCMCIA crap at end of file is adapted from dummy_cs.c 1.31
> + * 2001/08/24 12:13:13 from the pcmcia package.
> + * The initial developer of the pcmcia dummy_cs.c code is David A. Hinds
> + * <dahinds@...rs.sourceforge.net>.  Portions created by David A. Hinds
> + * are Copyright (C) 1999 David A. Hinds.  All Rights Reserved.
>
> -    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
> -    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
> -    the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
> -    (at your option) any later version.
> + * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
> + * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
> + * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
> + * (at your option) any later version.
>
> -    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
> -    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
> -    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
> -    GNU General Public License for more details.
> -*/
> + * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
> + * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
> + * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
> + * GNU General Public License for more details.
> + */

The blank lines in that comment block should also have the " *" so it 
has an unbroken, vertical line of "*" down the left side of the comment 
block.

>  /*
> -Driver: ni_daq_dio24
> -Description: National Instruments PCMCIA DAQ-Card DIO-24
> -Author: Daniel Vecino Castel <dvecino@...e.es>
> -Devices: [National Instruments] PCMCIA DAQ-Card DIO-24 (ni_daq_dio24)
> -Status: ?
> -Updated: Thu, 07 Nov 2002 21:53:06 -0800
> + * Driver: ni_daq_dio24
> + * Description: National Instruments PCMCIA DAQ-Card DIO-24
> + * Author: Daniel Vecino Castel <dvecino@...e.es>
> + * Devices: [National Instruments] PCMCIA DAQ-Card DIO-24 (ni_daq_dio24)
> + * Status: ?
> + * Updated: Thu, 07 Nov 2002 21:53:06 -0800
>
> -This is just a wrapper around the 8255.o driver to properly handle
> -the PCMCIA interface.
> -*/
> + * This is just a wrapper around the 8255.o driver to properly handle
> + * the PCMCIA interface.
> + */

Same thing there.

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