linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Declare the file

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Message-ID: <CAPGkw+wcZRcr0W2ay6ZJY5yW7-EEMpK-yH-3j=UkDpj3kA-ySg@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Sat, 28 Aug 2021 11:52:39 +0200
From:   Krish Jain <krishjain02939@...il.com>
To:     Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:     linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Declare the file_operations struct as const

On Sat, Aug 28, 2021 at 11:46 AM Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org> wrote:
>
> A: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_post
> Q: Were do I find info about this thing called top-posting?
> A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
> Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
> A: Top-posting.
> Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail?
>
> A: No.
> Q: Should I include quotations after my reply?
>
> http://daringfireball.net/2007/07/on_top


Now I get it. I've never used this style of email ever before so am a
novice. Forgive me. Also I didn't get what you mean should I include
quotations after my reply?

> On Sat, Aug 28, 2021 at 11:37:50AM +0200, Krish Jain wrote:
> > Hi. Thanks for your response. Changing to  "const static" would fix
> > the first error but looking at the second error indicates that it
> > can't be a const, right? So checkpatch.pl was wrong?
>
> checkpatch.pl is a perl script that does its best here.  You always have
> to then look at the code itself to see if what it is asking you to do is
> correct.
>
> And you always have to at the very least, test build your changes to
> verify that they do not break anything.
>
> thanks,
>
> greg k-h

Thank you so much. I didn't realize that I could have tested it by
just building the driver and not the entire kernel. Anyway, I'd still
love to learn more and contribute to the kernel. Where can I find
"small fixes" I can make?


Warm Regards,

Krish