linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1 2/3] hwmon: tmp513: Simplify with dev_err

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Message-ID: <a77968c8-fd40-4221-96be-740aecdb5e84@roeck-us.net>
Date:   Fri, 1 Dec 2023 06:51:32 -0800
From:   Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>
To:     Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:     linux-hwmon@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Eric Tremblay <etremblay@...tech-controls.com>,
        Jean Delvare <jdelvare@...e.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 2/3] hwmon: tmp513: Simplify with dev_err_probe()

On 12/1/23 05:53, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 30, 2023 at 08:10:12PM -0800, Guenter Roeck wrote:
>> On Tue, Nov 28, 2023 at 08:06:03PM +0200, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
>>> Common pattern of handling deferred probe can be simplified with
>>> dev_err_probe().  Less code and also it prints the error value.
> 
> ...
> 
>>> +	if (IS_ERR(data->regmap))
>>> +		return dev_err_probe(dev, PTR_ERR(data->regmap), "failed to allocate register map\n");
>>
>> That line length was getting too long. Please consider running checkpatch
>> on your patches.
> 
> I got your point, but checkpatch has no limit for the string literals, see
> 
> f4c014c0dede ("checkpatch: allow printk strings to exceed 80 characters to maintain their searchability")
> ca56dc098caf ("checkpatch: check for quoted strings broken across lines")
> 
> So, what the exact parameters should I supply to it?
> 

None. Please just run checkpatch.

$ scripts/checkpatch.pl index.html
WARNING: line length of 102 exceeds 100 columns
#126: FILE: drivers/hwmon/tmp513.c:729:
+		return dev_err_probe(dev, PTR_ERR(data->regmap), "failed to allocate register map\n");

Guenter