linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1 02/10] dt-bindings: thermal: Fix a typo in documentation

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Date:   Fri, 31 Aug 2018 10:14:20 +0200
From:   Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@...aro.org>
To:     Eduardo Valentin <edubezval@...il.com>,
        Amit Kucheria <amit.kucheria@...aro.org>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, rnayak@...eaurora.org,
        linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org, bjorn.andersson@...aro.org,
        smohanad@...eaurora.org, andy.gross@...aro.org,
        dianders@...omium.org, mka@...omium.org,
        Zhang Rui <rui.zhang@...el.com>,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>, linux-pm@...r.kernel.org,
        devicetree@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 02/10] dt-bindings: thermal: Fix a typo in
 documentation

On 25/08/2018 01:24, Eduardo Valentin wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 09, 2018 at 06:02:34PM +0530, Amit Kucheria wrote:
>> c(1) + x(1) was actually meant to be c(1) * x(1).
>>
>> While we're at it, add some brackets to make it nicer to read.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Amit Kucheria <amit.kucheria@...aro.org>
>> ---
>>  Documentation/devicetree/bindings/thermal/thermal.txt | 2 +-
>>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/thermal/thermal.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/thermal/thermal.txt
>> index cc553f0952c5..751104213d08 100644
>> --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/thermal/thermal.txt
>> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/thermal/thermal.txt
>> @@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ Optional property:
>>    Elem size: one cell	the sensors listed in the thermal-sensors property.
>>    Elem type: signed	Coefficients defaults to 1, in case this property
>>  			is not specified. A simple linear polynomial is used:
>> -			Z = c0 * x0 + c1 + x1 + ... + c(n-1) * x(n-1) + cn.
>> +			Z = (c0 * x0) + (c1 * x1) + ... + (c(n-1) * x(n-1)) + cn.
> 
> To be honest, I would prefer if this looks like:
> +			Z = c0 * x0 + c1 * x1 + ... + c(n-1) * x(n-1) + cn.
> 
> The extra bracketing seams unnecessary confusion

I agree, the brackets don't change the computation ordering, they are
pointless.


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