linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1 01/18] staging: gpib: struct typing for gpib

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Message-ID: <804eaa0e-e1ce-4ee2-8ad4-f56bedd6d14f@stanley.mountain>
Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2025 11:26:41 +0300
From: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...aro.org>
To: Michael Rubin <matchstick@...erthere.org>
Cc: gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, dpenkler@...il.com,
	linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 01/18] staging: gpib: struct typing for gpib_interface

On Tue, Apr 08, 2025 at 10:24:47PM +0000, Michael Rubin wrote:
> Using Linux code style for gpib_interface struct in .h to allow drivers to
> migrate.
> 
> Adhering to Linux code style.
> 
> In general, a pointer, or a struct that has elements that can reasonably be
> directly accessed should never be a typedef.
> 
> Reported by CheckPatch
> 
> WARNING: do not add new typedefs
> 

This commit message is quite long but it's totally unrelated to what the
patch does.

This commit message should just say "Having the word "_struct" in the
name of the struct doesn't add any information so rename struct
gpib_interface_struct to struct gpib_interface."

regards,
dan carpenter

> Signed-off-by: Michael Rubin <matchstick@...erthere.org>
> ---
>  drivers/staging/gpib/include/gpib_types.h | 4 ++--
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/gpib/include/gpib_types.h b/drivers/staging/gpib/include/gpib_types.h
> index 2d9b9be683f8..10d8776ef425 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/gpib/include/gpib_types.h
> +++ b/drivers/staging/gpib/include/gpib_types.h
> @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
>  #include <linux/timer.h>
>  #include <linux/interrupt.h>
>  
> -typedef struct gpib_interface_struct gpib_interface_t;
> +typedef struct gpib_interface gpib_interface_t;
>  struct gpib_board;
>  
>  /* config parameters that are only used by driver attach functions */
> @@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ typedef struct {
>  	char *serial_number;
>  } gpib_board_config_t;
>  
> -struct gpib_interface_struct {
> +struct gpib_interface {
>  	/* name of board */
>  	char *name;
>  	/* attach() initializes board and allocates resources */
> -- 
> 2.43.0
>