linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH -next] staging: ks7010: Macros with complex values

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Message-ID: <YCUQtJk1XMsBRGBz@kroah.com>
Date:   Thu, 11 Feb 2021 12:10:44 +0100
From:   Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Fatih YILDIRIM <yildirim.fatih@...il.com>
Cc:     devel@...verdev.osuosl.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        gustavo@...eddedor.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH -next] staging: ks7010: Macros with complex values

On Thu, Feb 11, 2021 at 01:57:04PM +0300, Fatih YILDIRIM wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 11, 2021 at 11:02:51AM +0100, Greg KH wrote:
> > On Thu, Feb 11, 2021 at 12:22:39PM +0300, Fatih Yildirim wrote:
> > > Fix for checkpatch.pl warning:
> > > Macros with complex values should be enclosed in parentheses.
> > > 
> > > Signed-off-by: Fatih Yildirim <yildirim.fatih@...il.com>
> > > ---
> > >  drivers/staging/ks7010/ks_hostif.h | 24 ++++++++++++------------
> > >  1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
> > > 
> > > diff --git a/drivers/staging/ks7010/ks_hostif.h b/drivers/staging/ks7010/ks_hostif.h
> > > index 39138191a556..c62a494ed6bb 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/staging/ks7010/ks_hostif.h
> > > +++ b/drivers/staging/ks7010/ks_hostif.h
> > > @@ -498,20 +498,20 @@ struct hostif_mic_failure_request {
> > >  #define TX_RATE_FIXED		5
> > >  
> > >  /* 11b rate */
> > > -#define TX_RATE_1M	(u8)(10 / 5)	/* 11b 11g basic rate */
> > > -#define TX_RATE_2M	(u8)(20 / 5)	/* 11b 11g basic rate */
> > > -#define TX_RATE_5M	(u8)(55 / 5)	/* 11g basic rate */
> > > -#define TX_RATE_11M	(u8)(110 / 5)	/* 11g basic rate */
> > > +#define TX_RATE_1M	((u8)(10 / 5))	/* 11b 11g basic rate */
> > > +#define TX_RATE_2M	((u8)(20 / 5))	/* 11b 11g basic rate */
> > > +#define TX_RATE_5M	((u8)(55 / 5))	/* 11g basic rate */
> > > +#define TX_RATE_11M	((u8)(110 / 5))	/* 11g basic rate */
> > 
> > But these are not "complex macros" that need an extra () added to them,
> > right?
> > 
> > Checkpatch is a hint, it's not a code parser and can not always know
> > what is happening.  With your knowledge of C, does this look like
> > something that needs to be "fixed"?
> > 
> > thanks,
> > 
> > greg k-h
> 
> Hi Greg,
> 
> Thanks for your reply.
> Actually, I'm following the Eudyptula Challenge and I'm at task 10.

First rule of that challenge is that you are not allowed to talk about
it in public :)

That being said, you didn't answer any of my questions above :(

greg k-h