linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next v3] wireless-drivers: rtnetlink wifi simulation device

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Date:   Mon, 8 Oct 2018 13:56:21 +0000
From:   Sergey Matyukevich <sergey.matyukevich.os@...ntenna.com>
To:     Joel Fernandes <joelaf@...gle.com>
CC:     Cody Schuffelen <schuffelen@...gle.com>,
        Johannes Berg <johannes@...solutions.net>,
        Kalle Valo <kvalo@...eaurora.org>,
        "David S . Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org" <linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "kernel-team@...roid.com" <kernel-team@...roid.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v3] wireless-drivers: rtnetlink wifi simulation
 device

> > Hi Cody,
> >
> >>  drivers/net/wireless/Kconfig     |   7 +
> >>  drivers/net/wireless/Makefile    |   2 +
> >>  drivers/net/wireless/virt_wifi.c | 618 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >>  3 files changed, 627 insertions(+)
> >>  create mode 100644 drivers/net/wireless/virt_wifi.c
> >
> > I did a quick check of your patch using checkpatch kernel tool,
> > here is a summary of its output:
> >
> > $ ./scripts/checkpatch.pl --strict test.patch
> > ...
> > total: 165 errors, 428 warnings, 9 checks, 634 lines checked
> >
> > Most part of those complaints is about either whitespaces or code
> > idents. I am not sure whether this is a patch itself or email client.
> > So could you please take a look and run checkpatch on your side.
> >
> 
> Yeah, it could be his email client, weird though because if I pull the
> patch from the kernel.org archive's mbox though, I don't get any
> errors except the MAINTAINERS file thing:
> 
> wget https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20181004195906.201895-1-schuffelen@google.com/raw
> -O /tmp/tmp.patch
> ./scripts/checkpatch.pl --strict /tmp/tmp.patch
> 
> WARNING: added, moved or deleted file(s), does MAINTAINERS need updating?
> #167:
> new file mode 100644
> 
> total: 0 errors, 1 warnings, 0 checks, 634 lines checked

Hi Cody and Joel,

Please ignore my comment regarding the whitespace issues in the patch.
I don't see those issues when downloading the patch via gmail server.
So the issue was on my side.

Regards,
Sergey