Re: [PATCH 1/1] Fixed to codestyle

From: Joe Perches
Date: Mon Dec 12 2016 - 13:14:19 EST


On Mon, 2016-12-12 at 07:49 -0600, Eric Sandeen wrote:
> On 12/12/16 4:53 AM, Ozgur Karatas wrote:
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > I have error to use uuid and I think the functions should be used when -i'm eye-catching- "(* uuid)".
> > I tested it.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Ozgur Karatas <okaratas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> NAK
>
> This doesn't fix code style at all; there is no need and no
> precedence for i.e. (*uuid) in function arguments in the xfs code,
> and you have broken indentation in the loop within the function.

Perhaps better would be to convert the xfs uuid_t typedef
to the include/uapi/linux/uuid.h appropriate struct and
maybe use a comparison to NULL_UUID_<type>

> > diff --git a/fs/xfs/uuid.c b/fs/xfs/uuid.c
[]
> > @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ typedef struct {
> > * it just something that's needed for user-level file handles.
> > */
> > void
> > -uuid_getnodeuniq(uuid_t *uuid, int fsid [2])
> > +uuid_getnodeuniq(uuid_t (*uuid), int fsid [2])

And to amplify Eric's comment:

that bit is confusing as it makes uuid look
like a function pointer.

> > {
> > xfs_uu_t *uup = (xfs_uu_t *)uuid;
> >
> > @@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ uuid_is_nil(uuid_t *uuid)
> > if (uuid == NULL)
> > return 0;
> > /* implied check of version number here... */
> > - for (i = 0; i < sizeof *uuid; i++)
> > - if (*cp++) return 0; /* not nil */
> > + for (i = 0; i < sizeof (*uuid); i++)
> > + if (*cp++) return 0; /* not nil */

There shouldn't be a space after sizeof.

> > return 1; /* is nil */
> > }
> >