linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] staging: rtl8723bs: Resolve checkpatch error "that open brace { should be on the previous line" in the rtl8723 driver

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Message-ID: <1d668acbce4cc9759cc940f56016dc9437df5441.camel@perches.com>
Date:   Sun, 16 Jun 2019 01:13:11 -0700
From:   Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
To:     Shobhit Kukreti <shobhitkukreti@...il.com>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:     Bastien Nocera <hadess@...ess.net>,
        Hans de Goede <hdegoede@...hat.com>,
        Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>,
        devel@...verdev.osuosl.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] staging: rtl8723bs: Resolve checkpatch error "that
 open brace { should be on the previous line" in the rtl8723 driver

On Sat, 2019-06-15 at 14:29 -0700, Shobhit Kukreti wrote:
> Cleaned up the code from the following files to get rid of
> check patch error "that open brace { should be on the previous line"

It's fine you are modifying brace styles, but:

> diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/mlme_linux.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/mlme_linux.c
> index aa2499f..4631b68 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/mlme_linux.c
> +++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/mlme_linux.c
> @@ -46,8 +46,7 @@ void rtw_os_indicate_connect(struct adapter *adapter)
>  	struct mlme_priv *pmlmepriv = &(adapter->mlmepriv);
>  
>  	if ((check_fwstate(pmlmepriv, WIFI_ADHOC_MASTER_STATE) == true) ||
> -		(check_fwstate(pmlmepriv, WIFI_ADHOC_STATE) == true))
> -	{
> +		(check_fwstate(pmlmepriv, WIFI_ADHOC_STATE) == true)) {
>  		rtw_cfg80211_ibss_indicate_connect(adapter);
>  	}
>  	else

the else should be on the same line as the close brace

> @@ -106,8 +105,9 @@ void rtw_reset_securitypriv(struct adapter *adapter)
>  		adapter->securitypriv.ndisencryptstatus = Ndis802_11WEPDisabled;
>  
>  	}
> -	else /* reset values in securitypriv */
> -	{
> +	else {
> +		/* reset values in securitypriv */
> +

and here.  etc.  Please change all instances appropriately.