Re: [PATCH v6 1/2] staging: rtl8723bs: Add white spaces around binary operators

Samuel Abraham <[email protected]> Tue, 8 Apr 2025 13:53:33 +0100
Newsgroups dev.linux.lists.outreachy,dev.linux.lists.linux-staging,org.kernel.vger.linux-kernel
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On Tue, Apr 8, 2025 at 1:38=E2=80=AFPM Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@linaro.=
org> wrote:
>
> On Tue, Apr 08, 2025 at 12:51:03PM +0100, Samuel Abraham wrote:
> > On Tue, Apr 8, 2025 at 11:36=E2=80=AFAM Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@li=
naro.org> wrote:
> > >
> > > On Tue, Apr 08, 2025 at 12:35:05PM +0300, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> > > > On Tue, Apr 08, 2025 at 10:22:44AM +0100, Samuel Abraham wrote:
> > > > > On Tue, Apr 8, 2025 at 8:20=E2=80=AFAM Andy Shevchenko
> > > > > <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > > > > On Tue, Apr 8, 2025 at 12:54=E2=80=AFAM Abraham Samuel Adekunle
> > > > > > <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > ...
> > > >
> > > > > > > -                                               psta->BA_star=
ting_seqctrl[pattrib->priority & 0x0f] =3D (tx_seq+1)&0xfff;
> > > > > > > +                                               psta->BA_star=
ting_seqctrl[pattrib->priority & 0x0f] =3D (tx_seq + 1) & 0xfff;
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > -                                               psta->BA_star=
ting_seqctrl[pattrib->priority & 0x0f] =3D (pattrib->seqnum+1)&0xfff;
> > > > > > > +                                               psta->BA_star=
ting_seqctrl[pattrib->priority & 0x0f] =3D (pattrib->seqnum + 1) & 0xfff;
> > > > > >
> > > > > > You mentioned Linux coding style, which also requires lines not=
 to be
> > > > > > so long. These lines are. That's why a few versions ago I sugge=
sted
> > > > > > you to change these to be two lines each. I don't know how many=
 times
> > > > > > to repeat this (it's third one).
> > > > >
> > > > > Okay, sorry
> > > > > I will add a third patch for a line break before the patch for %
> > > > > operations since each patch should handle a single thing.
> > > >
> > > > I am not sure you need a third patch for that. It lies into categor=
y of space
> > > > and indentation fix.
> > > >
> > >
> > > Yeah.  Let's not go crazy.  Do the white space change as one patch.  =
The
> > > rules are there to make reviewing easier.  Splitting it up into three
> > > patches doesn't help anyone.
> >
> > Okay thank you Dan. I have collapsed the spaces and linebreaks into one=
 patch
> >
> > >
> > > In staging we say, "Fix one type of checkpatch warning at a time."
> > > That's because it's a simple rule to explain and it stops people from
> > > sending us huge patches that fix every checkpatch warning.  But this
> > > patch is small and everything is related and it's easy to review.
> > >
> > Thank you very much for the clarity. I understand now.
> >
> > I already asked Andy, but I would also like to seek your opinion on
> > how I should version
> > the next patch. I already made this current one v6. Do I send v7 with
> > changes in the cover letter,
>
> Yes.
>
> > or changes in the individual patches?
>
> Both?  Put yourself in Greg's shoes and do whatever is easiest for
> Greg.

Thank you very much, Dan.

Adekunle.