Re: [PATCH] Removed Warning shown in checkpatch.pl for comment and white space

From: Morgan Freeman
Date: Sun Nov 26 2017 - 12:28:02 EST


On Sun, Nov 26, 2017 at 09:35:50PM +0530, Ashish Kalra wrote:

Hi Ashish,

> checkpatch.pl was showing warnings due to incorrected space at the end
> of line and also not using * at start of second comment line, Corrected
> the same and now there is zero warning

Your patch subject is incorrect in many ways :

o It doesn't mention what driver you are cleaning.
o Don't mention the tool you used in the subject, in fact I would run
checkpatch.pl on your patch itself before sending.
o Always write commit log in *imperative mood*

Perhaps this might help you :
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/submitting-patches.html#describe-your-changes



> Signed-off-by: Ashish Kalra <eashishkalra@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/bcma/driver_pcie2.c | 3 ++-
> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/bcma/driver_pcie2.c b/drivers/bcma/driver_pcie2.c
> index b1a6e327cb23..cf889fc62ac7 100644
> --- a/drivers/bcma/driver_pcie2.c
> +++ b/drivers/bcma/driver_pcie2.c
> @@ -83,7 +83,8 @@ static void bcma_core_pcie2_hw_ltr_war(struct bcma_drv_pcie2 *pcie2)
> bcma_core_pcie2_set_ltr_vals(pcie2);
>
> /* TODO:
> - si_core_wrapperreg(pcie2, 3, 0x60, 0x8080, 0); */
> + *si_core_wrapperreg(pcie2, 3, 0x60, 0x8080, 0);
> + */
>
> /* enable the LTR */
> devstsctr2 |= PCIE2_CAP_DEVSTSCTRL2_LTRENAB;
> --
> 2.14.1
>