linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] nfc: pn533: initialize struct pn533_out

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Date:   Thu, 9 Mar 2023 19:10:25 +0300
From:   Fedor Pchelkin <pchelkin@...ras.ru>
To:     Simon Horman <simon.horman@...igine.com>
Cc:     Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@...aro.org>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Minsuk Kang <linuxlovemin@...sei.ac.kr>,
        Alexey Khoroshilov <khoroshilov@...ras.ru>,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        lvc-project@...uxtesting.org,
        syzbot+1e608ba4217c96d1952f@...kaller.appspotmail.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] nfc: pn533: initialize struct pn533_out_arg properly

On Tue, Mar 07, 2023 at 04:45:30PM +0100, Simon Horman wrote:
> 
> nit: This doesn't follow reverse xmas tree ordering - longest to shortest line.
>      It's probably not worth respinning, but I expect the preferred
>      approach is (*completely untested!*)
> 
> 	...
> 	struct pn533_out_arg arg;
> 	...
> 
> 	arg.phy = phy;
> 

That is much prettier, thanks for advice!

BTW, is reverse xmas tree ordering considered to be a general
recommendation for all new kernel patches?