linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 05/41] rtl8192cu: trx: Demote clear abuse of kernel-doc format

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Date:   Tue, 3 Nov 2020 08:51:12 +0000
From:   Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>
To:     Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>
Cc:     kvalo@...eaurora.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Ping-Ke Shih <pkshih@...ltek.com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 05/41] rtl8192cu: trx: Demote clear abuse of kernel-doc
 format

On Mon, 02 Nov 2020, Larry Finger wrote:

> On 11/2/20 5:23 AM, Lee Jones wrote:
> > Fixes the following W=1 kernel build warning(s):
> > 
> >   drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8192cu/trx.c:455: warning: Function parameter or member 'txdesc' not described in '_rtl_tx_desc_checksum'
> > 
> > Cc: Ping-Ke Shih <pkshih@...ltek.com>
> > Cc: Kalle Valo <kvalo@...eaurora.org>
> > Cc: "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
> > Cc: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
> > Cc: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>
> > Cc: linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org
> > Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org
> > Signed-off-by: Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>
> > ---
> >   drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8192cu/trx.c | 2 +-
> >   1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8192cu/trx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8192cu/trx.c
> > index 1ad0cf37f60bb..87f959d5d861d 100644
> > --- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8192cu/trx.c
> > +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8192cu/trx.c
> > @@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ static void _rtl_fill_usb_tx_desc(__le32 *txdesc)
> >   	set_tx_desc_first_seg(txdesc, 1);
> >   }
> > -/**
> > +/*
> >    *	For HW recovery information
> >    */
> >   static void _rtl_tx_desc_checksum(__le32 *txdesc)
> > 
> 
> Did you check this patch with checkpatch.pl?

Yes.

> I think you substituted one
> warning for another. The wireless-testing trees previously did not accept a
> bare "/*", which is why "/**" was present.

I don't see a problem.

$ git format-patch -n1 --stdout 8cd8b929e0458 | ./scripts/checkpatch.pl 
total: 0 errors, 0 warnings, 0 checks, 8 lines checked

"[PATCH 1/1] rtl8192cu: trx: Demote clear abuse of kernel-doc format"
  has no obvious style problems and is ready for submission.

> This particular instance should have
> /* For HW recovery information */
> as the comment.

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