linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] iio:dummy: Replace S

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Message-ID: <CAEnQRZBq3G+RPq66ObW+CM2A9BOE_tBn-fC++Ksy+O_nEFfz9Q@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Wed, 21 Feb 2018 23:01:50 +0200
From:   Daniel Baluta <daniel.baluta@...il.com>
To:     Rodrigo Siqueira <rodrigosiqueiramelo@...il.com>
Cc:     Jonathan Cameron <jic23@...nel.org>,
        Hartmut Knaack <knaack.h@....de>,
        Lars-Peter Clausen <lars@...afoo.de>,
        Peter Meerwald-Stadler <pmeerw@...erw.net>,
        Daniel Baluta <daniel.baluta@....com>,
        linux-iio@...r.kernel.org, kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] iio:dummy: Replace S_IWUSR by 0200

On Wed, Feb 21, 2018 at 9:28 PM, Rodrigo Siqueira
<rodrigosiqueiramelo@...il.com> wrote:
> This patch fixes the checkpatch.pl warning:
>
> drivers/iio/dummy/iio_dummy_evgen.c:151: WARNING: Symbolic permissions
> 'S_IWUSR' are not preferred. Consider using octal permissions '0200'.

> ... Why this "..." :)?

Commit subject could be done better. It is pretty obvious from the code that
we change S_IWUSR with 0200.

Better message:

iio:dummy: Fix poke_evN file permissions