linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/5] staging: rtl8192e: patch series renames (5) different variables

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Message-ID: <87y1e4dy2g.fsf@fastmail.org>
Date:   Fri, 08 Dec 2023 16:56:46 -0500
From:   Gary Rookard <garyrookard@...tmail.org>
To:     Philipp Hortmann <philipp.g.hortmann@...il.com>
Cc:     gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/5] staging: rtl8192e: patch series renames (5)
 different variables


Philipp Hortmann <philipp.g.hortmann@...il.com> writes:

> On 12/8/23 02:55, Gary Rookard wrote:
>> Hi,
>> This patch series renames 5 different variables with the checkpatch
>> coding style issue, Avoid CamelCase.
>> Patch 1/5) renamed variable bCurShortGI40MHz
>> Patch 2/5) renamed variable bcurShortGI20MHz
>> Patch 3/5) renamed variable CCKOFDMRate
>> Patch 4/5) renamed variable HTIOTActIsCCDFsync
>> Patch 5/5) renamed variable IOTPeer
>> Signed-off-by: Gary Rookard <garyrookard@...tmail.org>
>> Gary Rookard (5):
>>    staging: rtl8192e: renamed variable bCurShortGI40MHz
>>    staging: rtl8192e: renamed variable bCurShortGI20MHz
>>    staging: rtl8192e: renamed variable CCKOFDMRate
>>    staging: rtl8192e: renamed variable HTIOTActIsCCDFsync
>>    staging: rtl8192e: renamed variable IOTPeer
>>   .../staging/rtl8192e/rtl8192e/r8192E_dev.c    |  4 +-
>>   drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtl8192e/rtl_dm.c    | 22 +++----
>>   drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtl819x_HT.h         |  6 +-
>>   drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtl819x_HTProc.c     | 58 +++++++++----------
>>   drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib_tx.c          |  4 +-
>>   5 files changed, 47 insertions(+), 47 deletions(-)
>> 
>
>
> Please use present-tense as outlined here:
> https://kernelnewbies.org/PatchPhilosophy
> So rename instead of renamed
>
> Please use a more unique Subject for your coverletter.
> It often cannot cover everything. But more unique is better.
>
>
>
> Tested-by: Philipp Hortmann <philipp.g.hortmann@...il.com>

Okay, "rename" it be, instead of me thinking in the past simple tense,
of "renamed". 

As for the coverletter(s)...repetition a big problem.

There's not much in the way of uniqueness that can be added...regretfully 
Tagging the Subject line with a numeric value is possible and
should deviate the coverletter(s) enough so they don't "appear the same".
e.g. staging: rtl8192e: this patch series (1) blah blah blah...
e.g. staging: rtl8192e: this patch series (2) blah blah blah...
e.g. staging: rtl8192e: this patch series (3)  "    "    "

Regards,
Gary

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