linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] staging: vme_user: Add missing '*' in multiline comments

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Date:   Sun, 3 Sep 2023 16:43:15 +0200
From:   Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Jonathan Bergh <bergh.jonathan@...il.com>
Cc:     linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] staging: vme_user: Add missing '*' in multiline comments

On Sun, Sep 03, 2023 at 04:06:17PM +0200, Jonathan Bergh wrote:
> This patch resolves a warning reported by checkpatch where multiline
> block comments should use '*' on intermediate lines in order to adhere
> to the Linux kernel coding-style guidelines.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Bergh <bergh.jonathan@...il.com>
> ---
>  drivers/staging/vme_user/vme_fake.c | 4 ++--
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/vme_user/vme_fake.c b/drivers/staging/vme_user/vme_fake.c
> index 7c53a8a7b79b..90aaf650524d 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/vme_user/vme_fake.c
> +++ b/drivers/staging/vme_user/vme_fake.c
> @@ -1010,8 +1010,8 @@ static void fake_free_consistent(struct device *parent, size_t size,
>  {
>  	kfree(vaddr);
>  /*
> -	dma_free_coherent(parent, size, vaddr, dma);
> -*/
> + *	dma_free_coherent(parent, size, vaddr, dma);
> + */

As this code isn't being used, why not just delete it instead?

thanks,

greg k-h