linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH iproute2-next 1/3] iplink_can: fix coding style for pointer format

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Message-ID: <20250922151008.25c7a19b@hermes.local>
Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2025 15:10:08 -0700
From: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>
To: Vincent Mailhol <mailhol@...nel.org>
Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org, David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>, Marc
 Kleine-Budde <mkl@...gutronix.de>, Oliver Hartkopp
 <socketcan@...tkopp.net>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
 linux-can@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH iproute2-next 1/3] iplink_can: fix coding style for
 pointer format

On Sun, 21 Sep 2025 16:32:30 +0900
Vincent Mailhol <mailhol@...nel.org> wrote:

> checkpatch.pl complains about the pointer symbol * being attached to the
> type instead of being attached to the variable:
> 
>   ERROR: "foo* bar" should be "foo *bar"
>   #85: FILE: ip/iplink_can.c:85:
>   +		       const char* name)
> 
>   ERROR: "foo* bar" should be "foo *bar"
>   #93: FILE: ip/iplink_can.c:93:
>   +static void print_ctrlmode(enum output_type t, __u32 flags, const char* key)
> 
> Fix those two warnings.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Vincent Mailhol <mailhol@...nel.org>
> ---

This is ok, to fix.