linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] staging: iio: adc: ad7280a: fix 2 checks

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Message-ID: <20181011073203.iesapekyqkma2cqa@mwanda>
Date:   Thu, 11 Oct 2018 10:32:03 +0300
From:   Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>
To:     Slawomir Stepien <sst@...zta.fm>
Cc:     Gabriel Capella <gabriel@...ella.pro>, devel@...verdev.osuosl.org,
        Lars-Peter Clausen <lars@...afoo.de>,
        Michael Hennerich <michael.hennerich@...log.com>,
        linux-iio@...r.kernel.org,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Peter Meerwald-Stadler <pmeerw@...erw.net>,
        Hartmut Knaack <knaack.h@....de>,
        Jonathan Cameron <jic23@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] staging: iio: adc: ad7280a: fix 2 checks

On Sat, Oct 06, 2018 at 10:25:42PM +0200, Slawomir Stepien wrote:
> On paź 06, 2018 13:27, Gabriel Capella wrote:
> > This patch does not change the logic, it only
> > corrects the checkpatch checks.
> > 
> > The patch fixes 2 checks of type:
> > "CHECK: spaces preferred around that '-'"
> 
> I've made the same mistake few days ago. This change is incorrect.
> Please see: https://lore.kernel.org/patchwork/patch/635994/.
>

You could add a comment.  /* do not put spaces around the hyphen.  #checkpatch.pl */

These are the only places which use this style and a lot of people
bump into it.

regards,
dan carpenter