linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/3 v2] media: dvb-usb: break long strings in dvb_usb_device

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Date:   Tue, 13 Jul 2021 21:14:25 +0800
From:   Dongliang Mu <mudongliangabcd@...il.com>
To:     Sean Young <sean@...s.org>
Cc:     Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...nel.org>,
        linux-media@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3 v2] media: dvb-usb: break long strings in dvb_usb_device_init

On Tue, Jul 13, 2021 at 4:53 PM Sean Young <sean@...s.org> wrote:
>
> On Mon, Jun 21, 2021 at 07:39:59PM +0800, Dongliang Mu wrote:
> > Break long strings into multiple lines.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Dongliang Mu <mudongliangabcd@...il.com>
> > ---
> >  drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/dvb-usb-init.c | 8 +++++---
> >  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/dvb-usb-init.c b/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/dvb-usb-init.c
> > index 28e1fd64dd3c..edc477cedaa9 100644
> > --- a/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/dvb-usb-init.c
> > +++ b/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/dvb-usb-init.c
> > @@ -286,13 +286,15 @@ int dvb_usb_device_init(struct usb_interface *intf,
> >
> >       desc = dvb_usb_find_device(udev, &d->props, &cold);
> >       if (!desc) {
> > -             deb_err("something went very wrong, device was not found in current device list - let's see what comes next.\n");
> > +             deb_err("something went very wrong, "
> > +                     "device was not found in current device list.\n");
>
> Long lines are acceptable unto 100 columns or more if they are string
> constants.  Breaking them up does not increase readability.

I see. Thanks for your comments. They are valuable to me.

>
> >               ret = -ENODEV;
> >               goto error;
> >       }
> >
> >       if (cold) {
> > -             info("found a '%s' in cold state, will try to load a firmware", desc->name);
> > +             info("found a %s in cold state, will try to load a firmware",
> > +                  desc->name);
>
> No reason for removing the quotes, I think.
>
> >               ret = dvb_usb_download_firmware(udev, props);
> >               if (!props->no_reconnect || ret != 0)
> >                       goto error;
> > @@ -314,7 +316,7 @@ int dvb_usb_device_init(struct usb_interface *intf,
> >       if (du)
> >               *du = d;
> >
> > -     info("%s successfully initialized and connected.", desc->name);
> > +     info("%s is successfully initialized and connected.", desc->name);
>
> "is" doesn't really add anything here, and the message is fine without it.
>
> >       return 0;
> >
> >   error:
> > --
> > 2.25.1