linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] dmaengine: dw-axi-dmac: Add check for dma_set_max_seg_size in dw

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Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2024 17:45:25 +0200
From: Markus Elfring <Markus.Elfring@....de>
To: Ma Ke <make24@...as.ac.cn>, dmaengine@...r.kernel.org,
 Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>,
 Eugeniy Paltsev <Eugeniy.Paltsev@...opsys.com>,
 Sia Jee Heng <jee.heng.sia@...el.com>, Vinod Koul <vkoul@...nel.org>
Cc: LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] dmaengine: dw-axi-dmac: Add check for
 dma_set_max_seg_size in dw_probe()

> As the possible failure of the dma_set_max_seg_size(), we should better
> check the return value of the dma_set_max_seg_size().

Please avoid the repetition of a function name in such a change description.
Can it be improved with corresponding imperative wordings?
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst?h=v6.10-rc5#n94

Regards,
Markus