linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V4 1/2] staging: vt6655: change the function name s

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Message-ID: <bfc8e714fbe80a16428a447768def5764083526d.camel@perches.com>
Date:   Wed, 02 Nov 2022 09:42:44 -0700
From:   Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
To:     Tanjuate Brunostar <tanjubrunostar0@...il.com>,
        gregkh@...uxfoundation.org
Cc:     linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        outreachy@...ts.linux.dev
Subject: Re: [PATCH V4 1/2] staging: vt6655: change the function name
 s_vFillRTSHead

On Wed, 2022-11-02 at 14:08 +0000, Tanjuate Brunostar wrote:
> Remove the use of Hungarian notation, which is not used in the Linux
> kernel. Reported by checkpatch
[]
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/vt6655/rxtx.c b/drivers/staging/vt6655/rxtx.c
[]
> @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
>   *      s_uGetTxRsvTime- get frame reserved time
>   *      s_vFillCTSHead- fulfill CTS ctl header
>   *      s_vFillFragParameter- Set fragment ctl parameter.
> - *      s_vFillRTSHead- fulfill RTS ctl header
> + *      fill_rts_header- fulfill RTS ctl header
>   *      s_vFillTxKey- fulfill tx encrypt key
>   *      s_vSWencryption- Software encrypt header
>   *      vDMA0_tx_80211- tx 802.11 frame via dma0
> @@ -85,15 +85,15 @@ static const unsigned short fb_opt1[2][5] = {
>  #define DATADUR_A_F1    13
>  
>  /*---------------------  Static Functions  --------------------------*/
> -static void s_vFillRTSHead(struct vnt_private *pDevice,
> -			   unsigned char byPktType,
> -			   void *pvRTS,
> -			   unsigned int	cbFrameLength,
> -			   bool bNeedAck,
> -			   bool bDisCRC,
> -			   struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr,
> -			   unsigned short wCurrentRate,
> -			   unsigned char byFBOption);
> +static void fill_rts_head(struct vnt_private *pDevice,
> +			  unsigned char byPktType,
> +			  void *pvRTS,
> +			  unsigned int	cbFrameLength,
> +			  bool bNeedAck,
> +			  bool bDisCRC,
> +			  struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr,
> +			  unsigned short wCurrentRate,
> +			  unsigned char byFBOption);

Please compile the files modified by your patches _before_ submitting them.

Note the mismatch in your naming for this function prototype and the
actual function.

fill_rts_head vs fill_rts_header.

I believe this was already pointed out to you by the kernel robot.