linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] staging: rtl8192u: fix coding-style issues in r8192U

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Message-ID: <YLfHgqPYKc/6YtCo@kroah.com>
Date:   Wed, 2 Jun 2021 20:01:38 +0200
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Manikishan Ghantasala <manikishanghantasala@...il.com>
Cc:     Michael Straube <straube.linux@...il.com>,
        linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] staging: rtl8192u: fix coding-style issues in r8192U_hw.h

On Wed, Jun 02, 2021 at 11:04:53PM +0530, Manikishan Ghantasala wrote:
> On Wed, 2 Jun 2021 at 22:45, Greg Kroah-Hartman
> <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org> wrote:
> >
> > On Wed, Jun 02, 2021 at 09:33:31PM +0530, Manikishan Ghantasala wrote:
> > > staging: rtl8192u: r8192U_hw.h: Clear the coding-style issue
> >
> > Why is this line here?
> >
> Added it as description and I put a break due to char limit.

Is that what existing patches for this driver looks like?

> > >
> > > "Macros with complex values should be enclosed in parentheses"
> > > by enclosing values in parantheses.
> >
> > I can not understand this sentence, can you please reword it?
> >
> I meant, I cleared(fixed) the error in quotes by enclosing them in parentheses.

Please describe this better in the changelog text.

> > > Modified spacing around "|" and removed a space before tab.
> >
> > This is not related to the first thing, please break this up into
> > multiple patches like the bot asked...
> >
> Okay, will do. Do I have to make one for the 'space before tab' too?
> or can I ignore it?

One patch per logical type of change.

thanks,

greg k-h