Re: [PATCH 13/14] vme: tsi148: Improve 17 size determinations

From: SF Markus Elfring
Date: Wed Aug 30 2017 - 16:57:09 EST


>>>> @@ -2363,5 +2364,5 @@ static int tsi148_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
>>>> master_num--;
>>>>
>>>> tsi148_device->flush_image =
>>>> - kmalloc(sizeof(struct vme_master_resource), GFP_KERNEL);
>>>> + kmalloc(sizeof(*tsi148_device->flush_image), GFP_KERNEL);
>>>
>>> This line is now a tiny bit too long
>>
>> Can you eventually tolerate a line length of 81 characters at such a source code place?
>>
>
> I think there's some irony here. On the one hand you are submitting
> patches that correct coding style issues, on the other you are asking
> whether we can ignore the coding style...

I test somehow how strict you would like to handle the length limit there.

I imagine that the affected source code formatting could also become different
if the involved variable name would be shorter.


>> * It seems that you would not like to perform such a tweak yourself.
>
> To be honest, it is quicker and easier in this instance to do just that.

Interesting â


> So that's now done.

Thanks that you picked some of my ideas up.


> Patches now in my testing branch:
>
> https://gitlab.collabora.com/martyn/linux/commits/vme-testing

I am curious on how the shown change possibilities will evolve from
this repository.


>> * Do you expect a resend for the complete patch series?
>>
>
> Unless the maintainer has commented that they have accepted patches x,
> y and z, then sending the entire series again is generally the right
> thing to do.

Would you like to respond further to Greg's comments (from 2017-08-26)
for this patch series?

Regards,
Markus