linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] init/main.c: fix strings split across lines

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Date:   Tue, 12 Jan 2021 22:26:21 +0800
From:   Liu Peibao <liupeibao@....com>
To:     Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
Cc:     mhiramat@...nel.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] init/main.c: fix strings split across lines

On 1/12/21 8:02 AM, Steven Rostedt wrote:
> On Wed, 30 Dec 2020 14:04:23 +0800
> Liu Peibao <liupeibao@....com> wrote:
> 
>> Fix warning found by checkpatch.pl.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Liu Peibao <liupeibao@....com>
>> ---
>>   init/main.c | 3 +--
>>   1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c
>> index 6feee7f11eaf..1e492de770c8 100644
>> --- a/init/main.c
>> +++ b/init/main.c
>> @@ -1470,8 +1470,7 @@ static int __ref kernel_init(void *unused)
>>   	    !try_to_run_init_process("/bin/sh"))
>>   		return 0;
>>   
>> -	panic("No working init found.  Try passing init= option to kernel. "
>> -	      "See Linux Documentation/admin-guide/init.rst for guidance.");
>> +	panic("No working init found. Try passing init= option to kernel. See Linux Documentation/admin-guide/init.rst for guidance.");
> 
> Sorry, we don't add changes to the kernel that checkpatch warns about.
> checkpatch should only be run on new code. Please do not submit any patches
> on existing code because checkpatch warns about it.
> 
> -- Steve
> 
Thanks for your replay! I get it.
But I still feel a little confused that we use different standard to 
measure the existing code and the new code. I also checked some commits, 
there are similar patches too.

BR,
Peibao
> 
>>   }
>>   
>>   /* Open /dev/console, for stdin/stdout/stderr, this should never fail */