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Message-ID: <Y+H9BT8Am4Ik2ZDA@combine-ThinkPad-S1-Yoga>
Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2023 08:25:57 +0100
From: Guru Mehar Rachaputi <gurumeharrachaputi@...il.com>
To: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc: Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@...adoo.fr>,
Forest Bond <forest@...ttletooquiet.net>,
linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] staging: vt6655: Macro with braces issue change to
inline function
On Mon, Feb 06, 2023 at 10:43:56AM +0100, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 06, 2023 at 12:39:08AM +0100, Guru Mehar Rachaputi wrote:
> > On Sun, Feb 05, 2023 at 08:12:31PM +0100, Christophe JAILLET wrote:
> > > Le 05/02/2023 à 19:11, Guru Mehar Rachaputi a écrit :
> > > > This patch is to fix checkpatch warning: "Macro argument 'iobase' may be better
> > > > as '(iobase)' to avoid precedence issues" changed to inline function. In
> > > > relation to this, names of the callers of macro are also modified to call
> > > > this function.
> > > >
> > > > Signed-off-by: Guru Mehar Rachaputi <gurumeharrachaputi@...il.com>
> > >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > this patch should be v4.
> > > You re-sent it with a modified commit message (the position of your S-o-b)
> > >
> > > The idea behind patch versions is to help maintainer. With the way you did,
> > > now 2 patches stating v3 are available.
> > > Which one is the correct one?
> > > The maintainer would need to look at both, search for differences, maybe
> > > look at the date of the mails.
> > > A v4 would be much easier for him.
> > >
> > >
> > > Also, when you send an updated version of a patch, it should always be
> > > "complete". I mean that the patch below seems to need v2, and maybe even v1
> > > (which is apparently not on the linux-kernel mailing list).
> > >
> > > A maintainer can't know by himself what is needed and what is not.
> > >
> > > So you should resend a new patch.
> > > It should be a v4, and it should include what is needed from (v1?), v2 and
> > > v3 all together.
> > >
> > > CJ
> > >
> > >
> > > > ---
> > > > Changes in v3:
> > > > - Whitespace error from checkpatch fixed
> > > >
> > > > Changes in v2:
> > > > - Macros with one statement that is to call 'iowrite8' function changed
> > > > to inline function as reviewed by gregkh@...uxfoundation.org.
> > > > In relation to this, names of the callers of macro are also modified
> > > > to call this function.
> > > > ---
> > > > drivers/staging/vt6655/card.c | 3 +--
> > > > drivers/staging/vt6655/channel.c | 2 +-
> > > > drivers/staging/vt6655/mac.h | 4 ++--
> > > > 3 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
> > > >
> > > > diff --git a/drivers/staging/vt6655/card.c b/drivers/staging/vt6655/card.c
> > > > index a6ff496b01b6..d2d122dc16d8 100644
> > > > --- a/drivers/staging/vt6655/card.c
> > > > +++ b/drivers/staging/vt6655/card.c
> > > > @@ -643,8 +643,7 @@ void CARDvSetRSPINF(struct vnt_private *priv, u8 bb_type)
> > > > &byRsvTime);
> > > > iowrite16(MAKEWORD(byTxRate, byRsvTime), priv->port_offset + MAC_REG_RSPINF_A_72);
> > > > /* Set to Page0 */
> > > > - vt6655_mac_select_page0(priv->port_offset);
> > > > -
> > > > + vt6655_mac_select_page0(priv->port_offset);
> > > > spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->lock, flags);
> > > > }
> > > > diff --git a/drivers/staging/vt6655/channel.c b/drivers/staging/vt6655/channel.c
> > > > index e9a44bcebe32..60b445c38424 100644
> > > > --- a/drivers/staging/vt6655/channel.c
> > > > +++ b/drivers/staging/vt6655/channel.c
> > > > @@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ bool set_channel(struct vnt_private *priv, struct ieee80211_channel *ch)
> > > > iowrite8(priv->byCurPwr, priv->port_offset + MAC_REG_PWRCCK);
> > > > RFbSetPower(priv, RATE_6M, priv->byCurrentCh);
> > > > iowrite8(priv->byCurPwr, priv->port_offset + MAC_REG_PWROFDM);
> > > > - vt6655_mac_select_page0(priv->port_offset);
> > > > + vt6655_mac_select_page0(priv->port_offset);
> > > > spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->lock, flags);
> > > > }
> > > > diff --git a/drivers/staging/vt6655/mac.h b/drivers/staging/vt6655/mac.h
> > > > index b9a7ca0fe604..ae3064303691 100644
> > > > --- a/drivers/staging/vt6655/mac.h
> > > > +++ b/drivers/staging/vt6655/mac.h
> > > > @@ -539,12 +539,12 @@
> > > > static inline void vt6655_mac_select_page0(void __iomem *iobase)
> > > > {
> > > > - iowrite8(0, iobase + MAC_REG_PAGE1SEL);
> > > > + iowrite8(0, iobase + MAC_REG_PAGE1SEL);
> > > > }
> > > > static inline void vt6655_mac_select_page1(void __iomem *iobase)
> > > > {
> > > > - iowrite8(1, iobase + MAC_REG_PAGE1SEL);
> > > > + iowrite8(1, iobase + MAC_REG_PAGE1SEL);
> > > > }
> > > > #define MAKEWORD(lb, hb) \
> > >
> >
> > Thanks for the explaination.
> > Since I amended commit message and thought as there is no new commit it
> > should still be the same patch.
> >
> > Is it ok if I send a new patchset based on the previous conversations?
> > I have four commits now, 4th commit being just the commit message and
> > this patchset doesn't have s-o-b issue.
>
> Look at other submissions on the mailing lists. When you submit a new
> version of a patch, it is stand-alone, with no dependancies on anything
> else, otherwise tracking that would be impossible, right?
>
> I suggest reading through the kernelnewbies.org "first patch submission"
> tutorial first as I think it will answer questions like this.
>
> good luck!
>
> greg k-h
Thanks for taking time.
If my understanding is correct, every version of the patch should
include all the patches/patchfiles and it should explain what happened in each
version(in decrement order) through a coverletter. Please correct me otherwise.
I do refer "first patch submission" and above is my current
understanding.
--
Thanks & Regards,
Guru
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