linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v20] tty: Fix the keyboard led light display problem

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Date:   Mon, 13 Dec 2021 22:06:12 +0200
From:   Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
To:     Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
Cc:     Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>,
        lianzhi chang <changlianzhi@...ontech.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, gregkh@...uxfoundation.org,
        jirislaby@...nel.org, 282827961@...com,
        kernel test robot <lkp@...el.com>,
        Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v20] tty: Fix the keyboard led light display problem

On Mon, Dec 13, 2021 at 11:41:09AM -0800, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 13, 2021 at 04:41:24AM -0800, Joe Perches wrote:
> > On Mon, 2021-12-13 at 14:15 +0200, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> > > On Mon, Dec 13, 2021 at 02:12:44PM +0800, lianzhi chang wrote:
> > 
> > > > +	struct kbd_struct *kb = &kbd_table[console];
> > > > +	int ret = 0;
> > > > +	unsigned long flags;
> > > 
> > > Slightly better to read:
> > > 
> > > 	struct kbd_struct *kb = &kbd_table[console];
> > > 	unsigned long flags;
> > > 	int ret = 0;
> > 
> > I don't think so.  Why do you?
> 
> I wonder why we comment on cosmetics of a patch

> (and have the submitter rush to fix that)

Not sure where you got this from...

> without considering if the proposed solution makes
> sense in the first place?

...but answering your question it's quite natural in open source mailing list
that people give a comment regarding their area of expertise. One does for
style another for the whole solution. I don't think anything is wrong with this
approach, do you?

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko