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

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Date:   Thu, 22 Feb 2018 10:43:18 +0300
From:   Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>
To:     Daniel Baluta <daniel.baluta@...il.com>
Cc:     Rodrigo Siqueira <rodrigosiqueiramelo@...il.com>,
        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 11:01:50PM +0200, Daniel Baluta wrote:
> 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

Please stop telling people to say "Fix" when it's not a bug fix...

Also who cares?  The commit message is perfectly clear.

regards,
dan carpenter