linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] staging: wfx: change variable name to be consistent

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Date:   Sun, 3 Apr 2022 13:01:50 +0200
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Jaehee Park <jhpark1013@...il.com>
Cc:     Jérôme Pouiller <jerome.pouiller@...abs.com>,
        linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        outreachy@...ts.linux.dev
Subject: Re: [PATCH] staging: wfx: change variable name to be consistent

On Fri, Apr 01, 2022 at 10:53:50AM -0400, Jaehee Park wrote:
> Change variable name to be consistent with the naming conventions.
> ssidlen was changed to ssid_len and ssidie was changed to ssid_ie to be
> consistent. This makes the variables more readable. The other ssid
> names in the code are separated by an underscore. For example,
> bssid_filter and num_of_ssids have the ssid separated from the rest of
> the words with an underscore.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jaehee Park <jhpark1013@...il.com>
> ---
>  drivers/staging/wfx/hif_tx.c | 10 +++++-----
>  drivers/staging/wfx/sta.c    | 20 ++++++++++----------
>  2 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/wfx/hif_tx.c b/drivers/staging/wfx/hif_tx.c
> index ae3cc5919dcd..9c653d0e9034 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/wfx/hif_tx.c
> +++ b/drivers/staging/wfx/hif_tx.c
> @@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ int wfx_hif_stop_scan(struct wfx_vif *wvif)
>  }
>  
>  int wfx_hif_join(struct wfx_vif *wvif, const struct ieee80211_bss_conf *conf,
> -		 struct ieee80211_channel *channel, const u8 *ssid, int ssidlen)
> +		 struct ieee80211_channel *channel, const u8 *ssid, int ssid_len)

This is not really a "coding style" cleanup, it is up to the driver
author how they wish to name these variables.  It is not a requirement
to change them as the orginal names are just fine.

thanks,

greg k-h