linux-kernel - Re: [Outreachy kernel] [PATCH] Fixed IIO_DEVICE_ATTR_NAMED API to take name as a string and added "" around names

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Date:   Tue, 12 Sep 2017 20:12:47 +0200
From:   Lars-Peter Clausen <lars@...afoo.de>
To:     Daniel Baluta <daniel.baluta@...il.com>,
        Himanshi Jain <himshijain.hj@...il.com>
Cc:     outreachy-kernel <outreachy-kernel@...glegroups.com>,
        "Hennerich, Michael" <Michael.Hennerich@...log.com>,
        Jonathan Cameron <jic23@...nel.org>,
        Hartmut Knaack <knaack.h@....de>,
        Peter Meerwald <pmeerw@...erw.net>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        "linux-iio@...r.kernel.org" <linux-iio@...r.kernel.org>,
        driverdev <devel@...verdev.osuosl.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        nick.desaulniers@...il.com
Subject: Re: [Outreachy kernel] [PATCH] Fixed IIO_DEVICE_ATTR_NAMED API to
 take name as a string and added "" around names

On 09/12/2017 09:53 AM, Daniel Baluta wrote:
> Hi Himanshi,
> 
> On Tue, Sep 12, 2017 at 1:43 AM, Himanshi Jain <himshijain.hj@...il.com> wrote:
>> Fixed IIO_DEVICE_ATTR_NAMED API to take name as a
>> string instead of implicit conversion to string using
>> preprocessors. Added double quotes around names in
>> existing usage of IIO_DEVICE_ATTR_NAMED.
> 
> Always use imperative mood in commit subject (Fix instead of Fixed).
> 
> The subject should contain a tag, which describes the subsytem/files affected.
> 
> I would split this patch into:
> 
> 1) sysfs: iio: Introduce *_ATTR_NAMED
> 
> and explain here why do we need  __ATTR_NAMED and IIO_ATTR_NAMED
> 
> 2) iio: Use new IIO_DEVICE_ATTR_NAMED API
> 
> But of course, lets wait to see Lars and Jonathan's opinions.

Fully agreed with what you wrote.