linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] drivers: fixed a checkpatch warning

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Date:   Fri, 31 Mar 2017 20:28:43 -0700
From:   Chewie Lin <linsh@...gonstate.edu>
To:     Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Cc:     greg@...ah.com, forest@...ttletooquiet.net,
        devel@...verdev.osuosl.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] drivers: fixed a checkpatch warning

On Fri, Mar 31, 2017 at 11:53:55AM -0700, Joe Perches wrote:
> On Fri, 2017-03-31 at 01:40 -0700, Chewie Lin wrote:
> > fixed a coding style error/warning.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Chewie Lin <linsh@...gonstate.edu>
> > ---
> >  drivers/staging/vt6656/main_usb.c | 2 +-
> >  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/drivers/staging/vt6656/main_usb.c b/drivers/staging/vt6656/main_usb.c
> > index 9e074e9..2d9e7af 100644
> > --- a/drivers/staging/vt6656/main_usb.c
> > +++ b/drivers/staging/vt6656/main_usb.c
> > @@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ static void usb_device_reset(struct vnt_private *priv)
> >  	status = usb_reset_device(priv->usb);
> >  	if (status)
> >  		dev_warn(&priv->usb->dev,
> > -			 "usb_device_reset fail status=%d\n", status);
> > +			 "%s=%d\n", "usb_device_reset fail status", status);
> 
> Yeah, what Greg said.
> 
> Also most likely this should be
> 
> 		dev_warn(&priv->usb->dev,
> 			 "usb_reset_device fail status=%d\n", status);
> 
> Note the function is usb_device_reset, but the
> function call that failed is usb_reset_device.

yep, I had the comic book guy from the Simpsons voice when I read that. :)
I submitted a separate patch, maybe I should have reply-to this instead?

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