linux-kernel - Re: [PATCHv4 2/8] Fixed variables not being consistently lower case

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Date:   Sun, 25 Dec 2016 20:14:09 +0000
From:   Al Viro <viro@...IV.linux.org.uk>
To:     Scott Matheina <scott@...heina.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Lars-Peter Clausen <lars@...afoo.de>,
        Michael Hennerich <Michael.Hennerich@...log.com>,
        Jonathan Cameron <jic23@...nel.org>,
        Hartmut Knaack <knaack.h@....de>,
        Peter Meerwald-Stadler <pmeerw@...erw.net>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        linux-iio@...r.kernel.org, devel@...verdev.osuosl.org
Subject: Re: [PATCHv4 2/8] Fixed variables not being consistently lower case

On Sun, Dec 25, 2016 at 01:41:06PM -0600, Scott Matheina wrote:
> Across the file, variables were sometimes upper case, some times
> lower case, this fix addresses a few of the instances with this
> inconsistency.

NAK.  Go learn C and don't come back until you've done that.  If somebody
has told you that you can contribute without knowing the language, they'd
lied - you really can't.  And I would *STRONGLY* recommend to stay away
from drivers/staging while you are learning C - it's like trying to use
a public restroom wall as a sex-ed textbook.

While we are at it, it might be a good idea to check if the kernel
builds after your changes and see what errors are produced.