linux-kernel - Re: Forest Bond <forest@...ttletooquiet.net>,Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,devel@...verdev.osuosl.org,linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org

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Date:   Mon, 8 Jun 2020 06:46:14 +0100
From:   Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>
To:     "Rodolfo C. Villordo" <rodolfovillordo@...il.com>
Cc:     Forest Bond <forest@...ttletooquiet.net>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Forest Bond <forest@...ttletooquiet.net>,Greg Kroah-Hartman
 <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,devel@...verdev.osuosl.org,linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org

On Sun, Jun 07, 2020 at 10:41:56PM +0000, Rodolfo C. Villordo wrote:
> Multiple line over 80 characters fixes by splitting in multiple lines.
> Warning found by checkpatch.pl

I doubt that checkpatch.pl can catch the real problems there:

* Hungarian Notation Sucks.  Really.
* so does CamelCase, especially for wonders like s_uGetRTSCTSRsvTime
* local variables are useful
* if a long expression keeps cropping up all over the place, you
probably are missing an inline helper.

PS: this
> -			buf->time_stamp_off_a = vnt_time_stamp_off(pDevice, wCurrentRate);
> -			buf->time_stamp_off_b = vnt_time_stamp_off(pDevice, pDevice->byTopCCKBasicRate);
> +			buf->time_stamp_off_a =
> +				vnt_time_stamp_off(pDevice, wCurrentRate);
> +			buf->time_stamp_off_b =
> +				vnt_time_stamp_off(pDevice,
> +						   pDevice->byTopCCKBasicRate);
is no improvement.