linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3] staging: sm750: Rename sm750_hw_cursor_* functions to snake

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Message-ID: <dd1e1fcc-2a4e-438f-ad61-ef7640b8e423@kili.mountain>
Date:   Sat, 18 Mar 2023 17:22:35 +0300
From:   Dan Carpenter <error27@...il.com>
To:     Kloudifold <cloudifold.3125@...il.com>
Cc:     outreachy@...ts.linux.dev, teddy.wang@...iconmotion.com,
        sudipm.mukherjee@...il.com, gregkh@...uxfoundation.org,
        linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        alison.schofield@...el.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] staging: sm750: Rename sm750_hw_cursor_* functions to
 snake_case

On Sat, Mar 18, 2023 at 09:35:49PM +0800, Kloudifold wrote:
> sm750 driver has sm750_hw_cursor_* functions, which are named in
> camelcase. Rename them to snake case to follow the function naming
> convention.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Kloudifold <cloudifold.3125@...il.com>
> 
Delete this blank line before the ---.

> ---
> Changes in v3:
> - Add this changelog (Philipp)
> - Move lkp tags and link to the correct location in commit log (Alison)
> - Update the commit msg (Philip)
> - Update the commit log (Bagas, Julia)
> 
> Changes in v2:
> - Use new function names in call sites (LKP)
> 
> This v2 patch was prompted by an error reported by the Linux test
> robot, which detected the compile error.
> Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@...el.com>
> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/oe-kbuild-all/202303110849.X24WnHnM-lkp@intel.com/
> ---
> ---

Delete these two --- lines.

>  drivers/staging/sm750fb/sm750.c        | 22 +++++++++++-----------
>  drivers/staging/sm750fb/sm750_cursor.c | 14 +++++++-------
>  drivers/staging/sm750fb/sm750_cursor.h | 12 ++++++------
>  3 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 24 deletions(-)

I would have ignored the issues above but when I went to apply the patch
git complained about whitespace problems.  So then I ran checkpatch on
the patch and it complains a lot.

ERROR: code indent should use tabs where possible
#61: FILE: drivers/staging/sm750fb/sm750.c:130:
+^I^I^I^I       ^Ifbcursor->image.dx - info->var.xoffset,$

WARNING: please, no space before tabs
#61: FILE: drivers/staging/sm750fb/sm750.c:130:
+^I^I^I^I       ^Ifbcursor->image.dx - info->var.xoffset,$

CHECK: Alignment should match open parenthesis
#61: FILE: drivers/staging/sm750fb/sm750.c:130:
+               sm750_hw_cursor_set_pos(cursor,
+                                       fbcursor->image.dx - info->var.xoffset,

ERROR: code indent should use tabs where possible
#62: FILE: drivers/staging/sm750fb/sm750.c:131:
+^I^I^I^I       ^Ifbcursor->image.dy - info->var.yoffset);$

WARNING: please, no space before tabs
#62: FILE: drivers/staging/sm750fb/sm750.c:131:
+^I^I^I^I       ^Ifbcursor->image.dy - info->var.yoffset);$

total: 2 errors, 2 warnings, 1 checks, 99 lines checked

NOTE: For some of the reported defects, checkpatch may be able to
      mechanically convert to the typical style using --fix or --fix-inplace.

NOTE: Whitespace errors detected.
      You may wish to use scripts/cleanpatch or scripts/cleanfile

"[PATCH v3] staging: sm750: Rename sm750_hw_cursor_* functions to" has style problems, please review.

regards,
dan carpenter