linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] staging: greybus: remove tabs to fix line length and merge lines

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Message-ID: <ZAwqzPeLh1Dm10EJ@khadija-virtual-machine>
Date:   Sat, 11 Mar 2023 12:16:28 +0500
From:   Khadija Kamran <kamrankhadijadj@...il.com>
To:     Deepak R Varma <drv@...lo.com>
Cc:     Dan Carpenter <error27@...il.com>, outreachy@...ts.linux.dev,
        Vaibhav Hiremath <hvaibhav.linux@...il.com>,
        Johan Hovold <johan@...nel.org>, Alex Elder <elder@...nel.org>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        greybus-dev@...ts.linaro.org, linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] staging: greybus: remove tabs to fix line length and
 merge lines

On Sat, Mar 11, 2023 at 12:35:49PM +0530, Deepak R Varma wrote:
> On Sat, Mar 11, 2023 at 11:24:20AM +0500, Khadija Kamran wrote:
> > On Sat, Mar 11, 2023 at 07:16:19AM +0300, Dan Carpenter wrote:
> > > On Sat, Mar 11, 2023 at 03:18:04AM +0500, Khadija Kamran wrote:
> > > > In file drivers/staging/greybus/arche-platform.c,
> > > > - Length of line 181 exceeds 100 columns, fix by removing tabs from the
> > > >   line.
> > > > - If condition and spin_unlock_...() call is split into two lines, join
> > > > them to form a single line.
> > > > 
> > > > Signed-off-by: Khadija Kamran <kamrankhadijadj@...il.com>
> > > > ---
> > > > Changes in v2:
> > > >  - Change the subject and log message
> > > >  - Merge if condition and spin_unlock...() from two lines to one 
> > > 
> > > Apply your patch and then re-run checkpatch.pl -f on the file.  You will
> > > see the problem.
> > 
> > Hey Dan!
> > When I run checkpatch.pl on my file, I can see that my old CHECK no
> > longer exists instead a new CHECK is mentioned saying 'Alignment should
> > match open parenthesis'. I understand this from your previous email.
> > Should I stop working on this file and leave it as is?
> 
> Hi Dan,
> Not trying to speak for you, so please override my message if this is
> inaccurate.
> 
> Hi Khadija,
> Yes. It is not useful to resolve one warning and introduce another. Tomorrow
> someone else is going to try and revert it. So do not make the "remove tab"
> change. I still like the merging of the split lines. It appears to improve code
> readability. You can send in a v3 with just that merge change and wait for
> feedback.
>
Hey Deepak, 
Thank you for the feedback. Before sending a patch v3, I think I should
wait for more feedback.
> Also, remember to check your change with checkpatch. There is a section about
> post-commit hooks on the tutorials page. This will allow you to integrate
> checkpatch as part of your git commit step and do the job for you.
> 
> And also, always build your change locally on your machine. No new warnings or
> errors should arise.
>
Yes I will keep that in mind for next patches. Thank you!
> Hope that helps.
> Deepak.
> 
> 
> > Thank you!
> > >
> > > regards,
> > > dan carpenter
> > 
> 
>