linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] staging: sm750fb: Improved coding style

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Date:   Sun, 12 Mar 2017 05:46:38 +0100
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Arushi Singhal <arushisinghal19971997@...il.com>
Cc:     sudipm.mukherjee@...il.com, devel@...verdev.osuosl.org,
        linux-fbdev@...r.kernel.org,
        Teddy Wang <teddy.wang@...iconmotion.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, outreachy-kernel@...glegroups.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] staging: sm750fb: Improved coding style

On Sun, Mar 12, 2017 at 08:04:02AM +0530, Arushi Singhal wrote:
> New variables are added to make the code more readable.
> Also fixed the checkpatch issue: "Alignment should match open
> parenthesis".

When you have to say "also" in a commit message, that is a huge red-flag
that you need to break a patch up into different parts, as you are doing
multiple things.  Please do so here.

thanks,

greg k-h