linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] bcm2835-audio: Fix checkpatch errors

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Date:   Sun, 12 Feb 2017 13:16:58 +0100
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Man Choy <manchoyy@...il.com>
Cc:     mzoran@...wfest.net, devel@...verdev.osuosl.org,
        Stephen Warren <swarren@...dotorg.org>,
        Lee Jones <lee@...nel.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Eric Anholt <eric@...olt.net>,
        linux-rpi-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] bcm2835-audio: Fix checkpatch errors

On Sun, Feb 12, 2017 at 04:34:09AM +0800, Man Choy wrote:
> Fix following errors:
> 
> ERROR: do not initialise statics to NULL
> +static struct snd_card *g_card = NULL;
> 
> ERROR: do not initialise statics to NULL
> +static struct bcm2835_chip *g_chip = NULL;
> 
> Signed-off-by: Man Choy <manchoyy@...il.com>
> ---
>  drivers/staging/bcm2835-audio/bcm2835.c | 4 ++--
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/bcm2835-audio/bcm2835.c b/drivers/staging/bcm2835-audio/bcm2835.c
> index a84d74d..265fe55 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/bcm2835-audio/bcm2835.c
> +++ b/drivers/staging/bcm2835-audio/bcm2835.c
> @@ -28,8 +28,8 @@
>   * to debug if we run into issues
>   */
>  
> -static struct snd_card *g_card = NULL;
> -static struct bcm2835_chip *g_chip = NULL;
> +static struct snd_card *g_card;
> +static struct bcm2835_chip *g_chip;
>  
>  static int snd_bcm2835_free(struct bcm2835_chip *chip)
>  {

Someone sent this same fix in before you did, a few days ago.  Be sure
to always use the most up-to-date tree.

sorry,

greg k-h