linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] scripts:patch-kernel:bash syntax replace,correct one

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Date:   Wed, 6 Nov 2019 13:15:50 +0900
From:   Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>
To:     Bhaskar Chowdhury <unixbhaskar@...il.com>
Cc:     Michal Marek <michal.lkml@...kovi.net>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>,
        Linux Kbuild mailing list <linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] scripts:patch-kernel:bash syntax replace,correct one

On Fri, Oct 25, 2019 at 5:06 PM Bhaskar Chowdhury <unixbhaskar@...il.com> wrote:
>
> This patch will replace backquote to dollar parenthesis syntax
> for better readability.Corrected one.

Talking about the commit subject,
which part is 'bash syntax' ?

One more thing,
"correct one" is not the correct way to send
a new patch version.
See the patch submission from other people.
The version number is enclosed in the square brackets.

[PATCH v2]


The commit subject should describe what it does
in imperative mood.

https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/11205593/





> Signed-off-by: Bhaskar Chowdhury <unixbhaskar@...il.com>
> ---
>  scripts/patch-kernel | 14 +++++++-------
>  1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/scripts/patch-kernel b/scripts/patch-kernel
> index 033d5916797d..6f9443336f9a 100755
> --- a/scripts/patch-kernel
> +++ b/scripts/patch-kernel
> @@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ applyPatch () {
>      echo "failed.  Clean up yourself."
>      return 1;
>    fi
> -  if [ "`find $sourcedir/ '(' -name '*.rej' -o -name '.*.rej' ')' -print`" ]
> +  if [ "$(find $sourcedir/ '(' -name '*.rej' -o -name '.*.rej' ')' -print)" ]
>    then
>      echo "Aborting.  Reject files found."
>      return 1;
> @@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ reversePatch () {
>                 echo "failed.  Clean it up."
>                 exit 1
>         fi
> -       if [ "`find $sourcedir/ '(' -name '*.rej' -o -name '.*.rej' ')' -print`" ]
> +       if [ "$(find $sourcedir/ '(' -name '*.rej' -o -name '.*.rej' ')' -print)" ]
>         then
>                 echo "Aborting.  Reject files found."
>                 return 1
> @@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ reversePatch () {
>  # set current VERSION, PATCHLEVEL, SUBLEVEL, EXTRAVERSION
>  # force $TMPFILEs below to be in local directory: a slash character prevents
>  # the dot command from using the search path.
> -TMPFILE=`mktemp ./.tmpver.XXXXXX` || { echo "cannot make temp file" ; exit 1; }
> +TMPFILE=$(mktemp ./.tmpver.XXXXXX) || { echo "cannot make temp file" ; exit 1; }
>  grep -E "^(VERSION|PATCHLEVEL|SUBLEVEL|EXTRAVERSION)" $sourcedir/Makefile > $TMPFILE
>  tr -d [:blank:] < $TMPFILE > $TMPFILE.1
>  . $TMPFILE.1
> @@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ then
>      exit 1
>  fi
>
> -NAME=`grep ^NAME $sourcedir/Makefile`
> +NAME=$(grep ^NAME $sourcedir/Makefil)
>  NAME=${NAME##*=}
>
>  echo "Current kernel version is $VERSION.$PATCHLEVEL.$SUBLEVEL${EXTRAVERSION} ($NAME)"
> @@ -216,8 +216,8 @@ fi
>
>  #echo "stopvers=$stopvers"
>  if [ $stopvers != "default" ]; then
> -       STOPSUBLEVEL=`echo $stopvers | cut -d. -f3`
> -       STOPEXTRA=`echo $stopvers | cut -d. -f4`
> +       STOPSUBLEVEL=$(echo $stopvers | cut -d. -f3)
> +       STOPEXTRA=$(echo $stopvers | cut -d. -f4)
>         STOPFULLVERSION=${stopvers%%.$STOPEXTRA}
>         #echo "#___STOPSUBLEVEL=/$STOPSUBLEVEL/, STOPEXTRA=/$STOPEXTRA/"
>  else
> @@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ if [ x$gotac != x ]; then
>                 HIGHESTPATCH=0
>                 for PATCHNAMES in $patchdir/patch-${CURRENTFULLVERSION}-ac*\.*
>                 do
> -                       ACVALUE=`echo $PATCHNAMES | sed -e 's/^.*patch-[0-9.]*-ac\([0-9]*\).*/\1/'`
> +                       ACVALUE=$(echo $PATCHNAMES | sed -e 's/^.*patch-[0-9.]*-ac\([0-9]*\).*/\1/')
>                         # Check it is actually a recognised patch type
>                         findFile $patchdir/patch-${CURRENTFULLVERSION}-ac${ACVALUE} || break
>
> --
> 2.20.1
>


--
Best Regards
Masahiro Yamada