linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] net: dsa: sja1105: Remove an unprofessional word from the code comments

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Date:   Tue, 8 Dec 2020 14:35:15 +0200
From:   Vladimir Oltean <olteanv@...il.com>
To:     Aswin C <aswinraman2013@...il.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Aswin C <realc@...tonmail.com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>, Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>,
        Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: dsa: sja1105: Remove an unprofessional word from
 the code comments

Hi Aswin,

On Tue, Dec 08, 2020 at 04:03:32PM +0530, Aswin C wrote:
> Remove the word 'retarded' from the code comments with a more professional word
> 'erroneous' to make it less profane.
> ---
>  drivers/net/dsa/sja1105/sja1105_dynamic_config.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/sja1105/sja1105_dynamic_config.c b/drivers/net/dsa/sja1105/sja1105_dynamic_config.c
> index b777d3f37..7a76180f3 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/dsa/sja1105/sja1105_dynamic_config.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/dsa/sja1105/sja1105_dynamic_config.c
> @@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ sja1105pqrs_l2_lookup_cmd_packing(void *buf, struct sja1105_dyn_cmd *cmd,
>  			SJA1105PQRS_SIZE_L2_LOOKUP_ENTRY, op);
>  }
>  
> -/* The switch is so retarded that it makes our command/entry abstraction
> +/* The switch is so erroneous that it makes our command/entry abstraction
>   * crumble apart.
>   *
>   * On P/Q/R/S, the switch tries to say whether a FDB entry
> -- 
> 2.29.2
> 

Thank you for the patch and for what looks like your first contribution
to the kernel. First of all, when you submit a patch, you should follow
the development process at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/submitting-patches.html
https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.rst

You should use ./scripts/get_maintainer.pl and send the email to all
maintainers that get listed there, plus the mailing list.

I don't feel that "erroneous" is the right replacement. Maybe "poorly organized".

Although I am not sure that "professional" is something that I was going
for when I wrote this driver.

This makes me curious what exactly motivated you to make the change? Do
you feel offended by the use of profanity when used to describe hardware?
How did you even pick the sja1105 driver. I can think of two possibilities:
- You are working with it. But in this case, I do wonder how you feel by
  the larger amount of profanity in drivers/net/dsa/sja1105/sja1105_tas.c.
  Are you planning further patches for that?
- You just searched the kernel sources for profanity, or, putting it
  differently, you were actively trying to be offended.