linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] staging: octeon-usb: Fix 'should not end with '(''

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Date:   Sun, 06 Feb 2022 11:50:30 -0800
From:   Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
To:     David Laight <David.Laight@...LAB.COM>,
        "'joelcchangg@...il.com'" <joelcchangg@...il.com>,
        "linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev" <linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "gregkh@...uxfoundation.com" <gregkh@...uxfoundation.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] staging: octeon-usb: Fix 'should not end with '(''

On Sun, 2022-02-06 at 09:17 -0800, Joe Perches wrote:
> On Sun, 2022-02-06 at 14:16 +0000, David Laight wrote:
> > From: joelcchangg@...il.com
> > > Sent: 06 February 2022 07:46
[]
> This _might_ be better with the return type on a separate line
> 
> Something like:
> 
> static struct cvmx_usb_transaction *
> cvmx_usb_submit_transaction(struct octeon_hcd *usb, struct cvmx_usb_pipe *pipe,
> 			    enum cvmx_usb_transfer type,
> 			    u64 buffer, int buffer_length,
> 			    u64 control_header, int iso_start_frame,
> 			    int iso_number_packets,
> 			    struct cvmx_usb_iso_packet *iso_packets,
> 			    struct urb *urb)

As this is a static function only used by this compilation unit,
it's maybe even better removing the unnecessary cvmx_usb_ prefix too.

Maybe a bunch of unnecessary prefix removals...