linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4/6] staging: r8188eu: format block comments

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Date:   Sat, 2 Apr 2022 23:55:32 -0500
From:   Rebecca Mckeever <remckee0@...il.com>
To:     Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>
Cc:     outreachy@...ts.linux.dev, Phillip Potter <phil@...lpotter.co.uk>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/6] staging: r8188eu: format block comments

Hi Larry,

On Sat, Apr 02, 2022 at 11:37:27AM -0500, Larry Finger wrote:
> On 4/2/22 03:50, Rebecca Mckeever wrote:
> > Add ' * ' or ' ' to beginning of block comment lines
> > to conform to Linux kernel coding style.
> > 
> > Reported by checkpatch:
> > 
> > WARNING: Block comments use * on subsequent lines
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Rebecca Mckeever <remckee0@...il.com>
> > ---
> >   drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_cmd.c | 29 +++++++++++++-------------
> >   1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_cmd.c b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_cmd.c
> > index 2e135bbd836a..0c659b40aa1c 100644
> > --- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_cmd.c
> > +++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_cmd.c
> > @@ -12,9 +12,9 @@
> >   #include "../include/rtl8188e_dm.h"
> >   /*
> > -Caller and the rtw_cmd_thread can protect cmd_q by spin_lock.
> > -No irqsave is necessary.
> > -*/
> > + * Caller and the rtw_cmd_thread can protect cmd_q by spin_lock.
> > + * No irqsave is necessary.
> > + */
> >   static int _rtw_init_cmd_priv(struct cmd_priv *pcmdpriv)
> >   {
> > @@ -97,14 +97,13 @@ static void _rtw_free_cmd_priv(struct cmd_priv *pcmdpriv)
> >   }
> >   /*
> > -Calling Context:
> > -
> > -rtw_enqueue_cmd can only be called between kernel thread,
> > -since only spin_lock is used.
> > -
> > -ISR/Call-Back functions can't call this sub-function.
> > -
> > -*/
> > + * Calling Context:
> > + *
> > + * rtw_enqueue_cmd can only be called between kernel thread,
> > + * since only spin_lock is used.
> > + *
> > + * ISR/Call-Back functions can't call this sub-function.
> > + */
> >   static int _rtw_enqueue_cmd(struct __queue *queue, struct cmd_obj *obj)
> >   {
> > @@ -319,10 +318,10 @@ int rtw_cmd_thread(void *context)
> >   }
> >   /*
> > -rtw_sitesurvey_cmd(~)
> > -	### NOTE:#### (!!!!)
> > -	MUST TAKE CARE THAT BEFORE CALLING THIS FUNC, YOU SHOULD HAVE LOCKED pmlmepriv->lock
> > -*/
> > + * rtw_sitesurvey_cmd(~)
> > + *	### NOTE:#### (!!!!)
> > + *	MUST TAKE CARE THAT BEFORE CALLING THIS FUNC, YOU SHOULD HAVE LOCKED pmlmepriv->lock
> > + */
> >   u8 rtw_sitesurvey_cmd(struct adapter  *padapter, struct ndis_802_11_ssid *ssid, int ssid_num,
> >   	struct rtw_ieee80211_channel *ch, int ch_num)
> >   {
> 
> These changes are OK, but the rules in drivers/net/wireless specify using
> 
> /* abcd
> 
> rather than
> 
> /*
>  * abcd
> 
> Thus, if and when this driver is accepted into the drivers/net/wireless
> tree, another change will be needed. I suggest doing that now.
> 
> Larry

To clarify, I should make that change in this file?
And would it be better to make a new patch for it, or make a revision to this patch?

Thanks,
Rebecca