linux-kernel - Re: md/raid5: Replace a seq_printf() call by seq_puts() in raid5

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Message-ID: <6603238f-e509-fe9e-8b81-d4cef5c5b1aa@users.sourceforge.net>
Date:   Thu, 6 Oct 2016 20:22:34 +0200
From:   SF Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>
To:     Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Cc:     linux-raid@...r.kernel.org, Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>,
        Guoqing Jiang <gqjiang@...e.com>, Jens Axboe <axboe@...com>,
        Mike Christie <mchristi@...hat.com>,
        Neil Brown <neilb@...e.com>, Shaohua Li <shli@...nel.org>,
        Tomasz Majchrzak <tomasz.majchrzak@...el.com>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org,
        Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@...6.fr>
Subject: Re: md/raid5: Replace a seq_printf() call by seq_puts() in
 raid5_status()

>>> Why don't _you_ try to implement that in checkpatch instead?
>> How are the chances that any other software developer would be quicker (than me) for such
>> an addition because of more practical knowledge for the programming language "Perl"?
> 
> Extremely high.

Thanks for this feedback.


> What are the chances you can add useful attributes to your skilz?

Unfortunately, "Perl" does not belong to a favourite in my current collection
of programming languages I learned through my software development activities.
I imagine that I would prefer to improve other Linux software modules
for a while instead?

Would it be interesting if the Coccinelle software could help a bit more with
corresponding semantic patches?

Regards,
Markus